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For my malleable guys that paid out of pocket in US, who was your surgeon, surgery date, & total cost?
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:52 pm
by FenderStrat_93
Hey everyone! I’m starting to save up some money to get a malleable implant down the line. I’ll be paying out of pocket and I’m looking to stay in the USA. I should have a consultation with Hakky in the near future but before that wanted to get a sense of what folks end up paying (generally) for a malleable in the USA out of pocket?
Curious on people’s surgeons, when they got the surgery, the total cost, and any unexpected costs that came up.
Re: For my malleable guys that paid out of pocket in US, who was your surgeon, surgery date, & total cost?
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:25 pm
by fucked0ne
Hakky is a good choice. Not only is he a terrific surgeon, but he's also quite possibly the only one--at least of "the Big Four" (Perito, Clavell, Kramer, Hakky)--who does not have a knee-jerk response against the malleable.
Re: For my malleable guys that paid out of pocket in US, who was your surgeon, surgery date, & total cost?
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2025 8:56 pm
by LastHope
Jan 2025 Coloplast Genesis - I paid $16,000 cash.
Rigicon Rigi10 - $15,000.
I've forgotten the quote I received for Boston Scientific Tactra.
Re: For my malleable guys that paid out of pocket in US, who was your surgeon, surgery date, & total cost?
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:46 pm
by ready2go
LastHope wrote:Jan 2025 Coloplast Genesis - I paid $16,000 cash.
Rigicon Rigi10 - $15,000.
I've forgotten the quote I received for Boston Scientific Tactra.
wow, one of the things i like about living in the Philippines and being close t other Asian countries is the cost of products and services . Every thing is a fraction of the cost here . Due to lower wages . and rent etc .in India i a paid 3 thousand for the tactra ? ill have to look that up
plus the flight and hotel .in Egypt it would have been $2500 for a ridgi10 if i didn't get flustered with the doctor first pushing hard for a ipp , then the f.u mr foreigner run around at the hospital for the long list of tests they wanted done
Re: For my malleable guys that paid out of pocket in US, who was your surgeon, surgery date, & total cost?
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:53 pm
by LastHope
ready2go wrote:LastHope wrote:Jan 2025 Coloplast Genesis - I paid $16,000 cash.
Rigicon Rigi10 - $15,000.
I've forgotten the quote I received for Boston Scientific Tactra.
wow, one of the things i like about living in the Philippines and being close t other Asian countries is the cost of products and services . Every thing is a fraction of the cost here . Due to lower wages . and rent etc .in India i a paid 3 thousand for the tactra ? ill have to look that up
plus the flight and hotel .in Egypt it would have been $2500 for a ridgi10 if i didn't get flustered with the doctor first pushing hard for a ipp , then the f.u mr foreigner run around at the hospital
$3,000 for a Tactra? Man, I feel ripped off by the great American healthcare system! PM me where you got your implant, I need a backup plan if I break my toy.
Re: For my malleable guys that paid out of pocket in US, who was your surgeon, surgery date, & total cost?
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2025 3:32 pm
by FenderStrat_93
LastHope wrote:Jan 2025 Coloplast Genesis - I paid $16,000 cash.
Rigicon Rigi10 - $15,000.
I've forgotten the quote I received for Boston Scientific Tactra.
Thanks man! For Hakky I was budgeting about $20,000 give or take, so this makes sense. I’ve seen some quotes from him closer to $24,000 but I think this was for IPP.
Re: For my malleable guys that paid out of pocket in US, who was your surgeon, surgery date, & total cost?
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2025 3:45 pm
by LastHope
FenderStrat_93 wrote:LastHope wrote:Jan 2025 Coloplast Genesis - I paid $16,000 cash.
Rigicon Rigi10 - $15,000.
I've forgotten the quote I received for Boston Scientific Tactra.
Thanks man! For Hakky I was budgeting about $20,000 give or take, so this makes sense. I’ve seen some quotes from him closer to $24,000 but I think this was for IPP.
It was $22K for inflatables where I went and about $6-7K cheaper for malleables! The difference is only for the device cost!
Re: For my malleable guys that paid out of pocket in US, who was your surgeon, surgery date, & total cost?
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2025 4:07 pm
by frank66665
LastHope wrote:FenderStrat_93 wrote:LastHope wrote:Jan 2025 Coloplast Genesis - I paid $16,000 cash.
Rigicon Rigi10 - $15,000.
I've forgotten the quote I received for Boston Scientific Tactra.
Thanks man! For Hakky I was budgeting about $20,000 give or take, so this makes sense. I’ve seen some quotes from him closer to $24,000 but I think this was for IPP.
It was $22K for inflatables where I went and about $6-7K cheaper for malleables! The difference is only for the device cost!
the cost of the malleable device absolutely does not cost 15/16k anywhere in the world, the surgeon can ask whatever he wants to install a malleable, that's another story, the cost of the malleable does not go beyond 2.5K
Re: For my malleable guys that paid out of pocket in US, who was your surgeon, surgery date, & total cost?
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2025 4:15 pm
by LastHope
frank66665 wrote:LastHope wrote:FenderStrat_93 wrote:
Thanks man! For Hakky I was budgeting about $20,000 give or take, so this makes sense. I’ve seen some quotes from him closer to $24,000 but I think this was for IPP.
It was $22K for inflatables where I went and about $6-7K cheaper for malleables! The difference is only for the device cost!
the cost of the malleable device absolutely does not cost 15/16k anywhere in the world, the surgeon can ask whatever he wants to install a malleable, that's another story, the cost of the malleable does not go beyond 2.5K
I agree, Frank. $9,000 for a pair of silicone rods! With many decades of prosthetic lifestyle ahead for some folks, getting a good health insurance hopefully helps deal with these inflated prices!