Contents:
- Medical Video: Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)
- When is heart bypass surgery needed?
- The cost range of heart bypass surgery in hospitals
- Fortunately, the costs can be alleviated with insurance
Medical Video: Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)
Quoted from the page of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, based on data from the 2014 Sample Registration System (SRS) survey, coronary heart disease (CHD) was the highest cause of death after stroke in Indonesia. One way to overcome this is by heart bypass surgery. Approximately, what is the cost of heart bypass surgery?
When is heart bypass surgery needed?
Heart bypass surgery is a medical procedure that is performed when the heart arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle are damaged. Damaged arteries will be replaced with blood vessels from other areas of the body to create shortcuts.
When the heart arteries are blocked or damaged by plaque that builds up, blood does not flow properly to the heart muscle. If not treated, the heart muscle will be damaged because it cannot get food, so heart failure or a heart attack can occur.
Under these conditions the doctor will recommend surgery to save the patient's life and prevent other complications. The first action is to undergo a ring operation on the heart.
If it is too severe or the heart ring action is not successful, the doctor will recommend heart bypass surgery.
The cost range of heart bypass surgery in hospitals
Ever heard the phrase that health is expensive? Yes, because the costs for health care are not cheap, one of them is the cost of heart bypass surgery.
If you are required to take this action, you have to spend around 80 to 500 million. The amount of the fee is adjusted to the facilities, how many arteries must be replaced, the medical personnel needed, and the technology used.
These costs only cover the operation, not other treatments. Patients are also required to undergo hospitalization, both before surgery and after surgery, at least 5 days for hospitalization.
Why are the costs for heart surgery and the treatment of heart disease very expensive? To deal with this disease, it requires sophisticated technology and special medical experts for the surgical process.
In addition, there are several stages or examinations that must be performed by the patient. At least patients have to go back and forth to the hospital about one to two times in one month.
Fortunately, the costs can be alleviated with insurance
The high cost of heart bypass surgery and the cost of other medical care that must be spent, must be quite burdensome for patients. In fact, it can cause delays in medical action because of problems with lack of funds.
Actually, you don't need to worry if you have health insurance. This is why health insurance is very important to have.
Health insurance can reduce the costs of surgery and other medical care so that patients can get treatment as soon as possible and their quality of life also increases.
If you have JKN KIS insurance from BPJS, the health costs for heart bypass surgery as well as treatment will be borne by the BPJS, as stated in the guidelines for implementing National Health Insurance (JKN), namely the Minister of Health Regulation (PMK) No. 28 of 2014.
While if you have private health insurance, medical expenses will be commuted according to the agreement between you and the insurance company. So, do you have health insurance?
