What does a penile implant cost?

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charlesr
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Re: What does a penile implant cost?

Postby charlesr » Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:24 am

Mine was $40,000.00, but I only paid my deductible of $500.00. The device itself was $27,000.00. My brothers joke that I have a Porsche in my pants.
Born 1951. Radical Robotic Prostatectomy on October 6, 2013. Bionic with Titan Touch with Bioflex Zero Degree 18cm w/ (1) rte Implant, Infrapubic, on July 13, 2015.

strongagain
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Re: What does a penile implant cost?

Postby strongagain » Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:33 pm

I got mine in Germany. Don't know the costs in detail but I think it's in the region of € 12,500 ($ 13,500). Medical aid paid everything?
Born in 1950, ED since 2007 (colon cancer)
08/2015 Titan Zero Degree 22 cm + 3 cm RTE
Dr. Leiber, Freiburg, Germany
6.5" x 5.7" - Very happy with implant

Living in Freiburg, Germany

alibaba
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Re: What does a penile implant cost?

Postby alibaba » Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:04 am

I like the Porsche. I showed the insurance letter to a friend tonight and he said I had a Maseratti in mine. d
LGX 21cm .Milam 01/13/16. Horror; both service and surgical outcome. hated infrapubic installation. Kramer revision 03/01/17. 22cm Titan +1.5cm extender. Those who think their opinion is the only one that matters are a danger to themselves and others.

KMeister
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Re: What does a penile implant cost?

Postby KMeister » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:38 am

Hmmm...would it be possible to purchase health insurance on your own, then have the operation? If you paid...say, $800 a month that would be $9600 for a year. That's still much lower than 30 grand.

KMeister

dg_moore
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Re: What does a penile implant cost?

Postby dg_moore » Thu Jan 21, 2016 5:19 am

KMeister wrote:Hmmm...would it be possible to purchase health insurance on your own, then have the operation? If you paid...say, $800 a month that would be $9600 for a year. That's still much lower than 30 grand.

KMeister

Why would you not have health insurance anyway? We always stressed to our kids that health insurance is a top priority and is the most important item in their budgets because a medical condition, accident or emergency can bankrupt you in a heartbeat. And yes, you could buy insurance in order to get an implant,but you need to be sure that your policy covers them.
Dave, 80, Maryland - Implant (Titan) 2008 by Dr. Andrew Kramer (failed Sept 2020) - never used due to a stroke that, among other things, ended my sex life.
Life is not the way it's supposed to be, it's the way it is.

larrys1
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Re: What does a penile implant cost?

Postby larrys1 » Sat Jan 23, 2016 11:38 am

So I already posted that my doc charges $16,900 BUT....I found out that is a package price IF you pay up front and without insurance. If you think your insurance will pay for it, go ahead and have the surgery and then find out they denied it, they said I would pay over $30,000. When I asked why they said because once it is submitted to the insurance, it is considered fraud to go back down in price.

I have about a week to go for my surgery and am waiting for my insurance still to approve mine. If they don't by the end of next week, I will bite the bullet and pay the package price. I'm done waiting. This is our lives for Christ's sake. Insurance doesn't care. It's obvious when I call and ask if they have made a decision yet. I was told if I had Medicare, it's no problem. But at 55 I don't have that option. If the insurance comes through I will only pay about $5,000.
Problems began in 2011 at 51 yo. I did testosterone/HCG/Anastrozole but it didn't fix erections. Pills and tri-mix worked then failed. Had AMS 700 CX installed on Feb 2nd 2016 by Dr. Thomas Walsh at University of Washington.

jonkchicago
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Re: What does a penile implant cost?

Postby jonkchicago » Sat Jan 23, 2016 1:04 pm

I am amazed at how "cheap" some of the procedures are. I know they seem incredibly expensive, but I had mine done in September in Chicago. When the final hospital bill came it was near $60,000. The implant itself was near $32,000. At first, due to some wording in my referral (I have an HMO and was "approved" for out of network), it looked as though the insurance was denying it. Horrible 5 weeks as I waited to see if my PCP and the insurance would review. Finally they did and paid. The costs I think are WAY out of line, so seeing people say that they where charged 30,000 with the device seems almost reasonable. If you have insurance, make SURE (though I guess you can never really be sure) that they will pay.


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