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!
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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