Sterilization Reversal

How Much For A Tubal Ligation Reversal?

You've done your research into reversing your tubal ligation and have decided to go for it. Now you will need to know the tubal ligation reversal costs.

Up front you should understand that while your insurance may have covered most of the costs of your original surgery to "tie your tubes", very few will cover any of the costs of reversing your tubal ligation. You should get the proper insurance codes and procedure codes from the doctor you have selected (actually from his staff) and ask your insurance company if they will cover any of the costs of the tubal reversal. If they tell you they will not, be sure to check if, and what, they will cover if there are any complications from proceeding with the microsurgery.

Since your insurance most likely won't cover the cost of the tubal ligation reversal, you will have to handle it out of pocket. Costs for the microsurgery are any where from $5500 on up. The average is either $10,000 or $14,000 depending upon where you get your facts. This should tell you there is a wide range of costs.

It appears that costs are lower where you have a doctor(s) that has his own clinic in which this is mostly what he does - the tubal ligation reversal surgery. This stands to reason if they have their own facilities, staff and do several procedures every day. Such practioners will not be paying hospital fees and other fees such organizations may require. I found one facility where the price was $5500 and a few others where it was $5900 - $6900 depending on how fast you paid the fee up front.

Most clinics will refund a portion of an advance payment if the surgery is cancelled more than two or three weeks ahead of the scheduled date. However, most will not refund any of the fee if cancellation happens in under two weeks. A supposition is it becomes harder to fill that vacant spot the closer it is to the scheduled date.

When you begin comparing doctors to perform you tubal reversal surgery, know exactly what is included with the fee you pay. Such things could be the pre-operative review of your records, the surgical fee for the doctor, lab work, the surgical supplies, anesthesiologist's fees, facility fees, nurses' fees, pre-operative visit fee, pain management costs, and any follow up care. Ask what extras will be needed that are not included in this fee.

When adding up all your tubal reversal costs, don't forget to include your cost of getting to the clinic (airplane tickets or cost of driving), hotel costs while there and cost of food as well. You will probably need to count on a minimum of two nights in a hotel with a more likely scenario being three night stay.

Copyright 2007, Sandra Wilson