Bone graft cost for your revision hip?
Bone graft pricing help for hip & knee revision in Allegheny Health Network, PA.
You are planning a revision hip at an Allegheny Health Network hospital. The booking office wants the bone graft cost per case before you schedule. You know the price depends on the size of the defect in your hip socket or thigh bone. You need a real number, not a surprise line item after the operation.
Your old hip replacement can loosen over time. Bone around the implant can wear away. When a surgeon takes out the failed parts, there is often a hole or gap. The hole can be in the hip socket side or down the thigh bone canal. Filling that gap is called bone grafting. The graft cost is not one flat number. It depends on the size of the gap in the socket or the upper leg bone.
Ask for per-cc or pack pricing, not a flat case price. Synthetic graft like ACTIFUSE is sold by the cubic centimeter or in pre-sized packs. A small contained hole may need one or two packs. A larger defect may need several. Autograft, using your own bone from a second cut, adds operating room time and a second incision. That time is billed separately and raises the case cost. Hospital purchasing contracts set the exact price, so the number can vary between Allegheny Health Network facilities.
This week, call the hospital's surgical scheduling office. Ask for the bone graft price per cubic centimeter or per pack, not a single case total. Then ask what size defect the surgeon noted on the CT or MRI. That tells you how many packs to expect. Do not accept a lump sum quote without the per-cc rate. Elite Surgical can help your surgeon's office get a per-pack quote before you book.
Once you have the per-pack number, you can compare the graft cost to the added time of using your own bone. You walk into surgery with a clear line item, no surprise after the case. The graft remodels into your own bone as you heal, so the revision has a solid base. That solid base keeps the new implant stable while you recover.
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Elite Surgical handles hip & knee revision in Allegheny Health Network and the area around it.