Among the costs of plastic surgery, the surgeon's fee and the anesthesia fee are self-explanatory. However, I've always been mystified by facility fees. How are they calculated, and what does the fee cover? I'm posting this under mini facelift, because I am in the very early research and planning phases for one, but the question applies to almost all plastic surgery. Thanks!
Answer: Facility fees vary. In the most simplistic explanation, a facility fee is simply what the surgery center charges you for the time you use of their operating room. This can vary but is usually charged in 15 minutes increments. If the surgeon owns the surgery center and the anesthesia staff are employed by the surgeon, there is frequently just a single charge for the entire operation and out of that charge the surgeons fee is given to the surgeon, anesthesia is paid, and the facility fee is included. In cases where the surgeon is independent from the surgical center and the anesthesia is also independent from the surgical center there is usually three separate charges, as there is 3 different entities to pay. I hope this helps.
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Answer: Facility fees vary. In the most simplistic explanation, a facility fee is simply what the surgery center charges you for the time you use of their operating room. This can vary but is usually charged in 15 minutes increments. If the surgeon owns the surgery center and the anesthesia staff are employed by the surgeon, there is frequently just a single charge for the entire operation and out of that charge the surgeons fee is given to the surgeon, anesthesia is paid, and the facility fee is included. In cases where the surgeon is independent from the surgical center and the anesthesia is also independent from the surgical center there is usually three separate charges, as there is 3 different entities to pay. I hope this helps.
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Answer: Facility fee The facility fee covers the costs associated with the location of the surgery. This includes all the equipment and surgical staff needed for your procedure. Some examples are the front office staff that process forms, the nurses in the preop area, operating room, and recovery room, and all of the equipment and medication needed for your procedure.
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Answer: Facility fee The facility fee covers the costs associated with the location of the surgery. This includes all the equipment and surgical staff needed for your procedure. Some examples are the front office staff that process forms, the nurses in the preop area, operating room, and recovery room, and all of the equipment and medication needed for your procedure.
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November 18, 2023
Answer: Facility Fee Most board-certified plastic surgeons have a certified operating room in their office or operate out of a surgery center in an effort to cut patient expenses compared to using the hospital operating room, whose fees is much higher. The facility fee covers the cost of running the operating room and the recovery area for the time the patient is there. The fee is used for payment to those staff members helping the plastic surgeon perform the surgery such as the surgical assistant, and circulating nurse, who often times takes care of the patient after the operation while in recovery. The fee also covers supplies used in the operation, such as sutures, drains, and breast implants.
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November 18, 2023
Answer: Facility Fee Most board-certified plastic surgeons have a certified operating room in their office or operate out of a surgery center in an effort to cut patient expenses compared to using the hospital operating room, whose fees is much higher. The facility fee covers the cost of running the operating room and the recovery area for the time the patient is there. The fee is used for payment to those staff members helping the plastic surgeon perform the surgery such as the surgical assistant, and circulating nurse, who often times takes care of the patient after the operation while in recovery. The fee also covers supplies used in the operation, such as sutures, drains, and breast implants.
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November 17, 2023
Answer: Facility Fees It really depends on whether the surgeon is using his own operating room or using an independent, ambulatory surgery center. If the surgeon has their own operating room, then it is based on operational costs associated with staff, supplies, and fixed costs (the cost to rent the space occupied by the operating room, and the procurement and operational cost of the instruments and machinery in the operating room). If the surgeon is using an ambulatory surgery center, then it simply is their cost to rent the space for the operation transferred to the patient. Typically, facility fees from surgeon owned operating rooms are slightly less than those from an independent surgery center.
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November 17, 2023
Answer: Facility Fees It really depends on whether the surgeon is using his own operating room or using an independent, ambulatory surgery center. If the surgeon has their own operating room, then it is based on operational costs associated with staff, supplies, and fixed costs (the cost to rent the space occupied by the operating room, and the procurement and operational cost of the instruments and machinery in the operating room). If the surgeon is using an ambulatory surgery center, then it simply is their cost to rent the space for the operation transferred to the patient. Typically, facility fees from surgeon owned operating rooms are slightly less than those from an independent surgery center.
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November 17, 2023
Answer: Facility Fee Surgical Facilities are very expensive to build and to staff. As such, there is a separate fee to use them. Some facilities may be owned by the surgeon, and some are not, but either way there needs to be a fee to cover the cost of using the surgical facility.
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November 17, 2023
Answer: Facility Fee Surgical Facilities are very expensive to build and to staff. As such, there is a separate fee to use them. Some facilities may be owned by the surgeon, and some are not, but either way there needs to be a fee to cover the cost of using the surgical facility.
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