Raisman and McKayla Maroney, another prominent gymnast, recently spoke out about abuse at the hands of Nassar. Maroney said Nassar molested her starting when she was 13 under the guise of providing medically necessary treatment. Raisman, now 23, said she was first treated by Nassar when she was 15.
How much you can expect to pay out of pocket for herniated disc surgery, including what people paid in 2017. For patients not covered by health insurance, herniated disc surgery can cost between $20,000 and $50,000 or more, including the surgeon's fee, anesthesiologist and facility fee. 1  A minimally invasive outpatient microdiscectomy would typically fall on the lower end, while an inpatient open discectomy with a hospital stay would fall on the higher end.
1. New patient visit $150-200 dollars per visit. Follow up visit $45-$68/ per visit. 2. Surgery rates depend on type of surgery. This is a professional fee (what insurance pays to the doctor for the procedure. This does not include facility fee (what hospital gets paid). I include ranges as each insurance carrier rate is different. Most rates are pegged to Medicare rates. a. repair of lumbar disc herniation - $900-$1,100 per surgery (1-2 hr of work) b. lumbar fusion - $2,500 - $3,000 per surgery (3-4 hours of work)