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Has anyone had an insertable Cardiac Monitor?

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Feb 21 8:17am | Replies (125)

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lasst august my wife had one implanted, seems to be doing a good job. the problem we are having now is we found the price the hospital is asking us to play seems rather exorbent, when the procedure could have well been done in a Doctorrs office and reading in the Star Tribune, the cost to hospitals seems to be a lot lower. The Hospital stand a surgery is a surgery is a surgery. A scapel , an implant under the skin, lanacaine, no hospital people in the room, no that is not a surgery.

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Yes. The price was really high. I knew ahead of time that it would be about $20,000 but in 2016 I had a low deductible insurance and I only had to pay 10%. I felt that paying $2000 was a fairly low price for 24/7 continuous heart monitoring for three years. I was disappointed to learn though that it doesn't track or catch everything. I was told that it doesn't really track palpitations unless those fall within the parameters that are set. Soon I'm going in to have some of the parameters changed so that it will catch some of the episodes I've had. Mine was done in an Outpatient Surgery Clinic attached to a hospital. I had the full operating room experience though -- prepped, nurses attending, etc but then was a bit ridiculous because it was just the local anesthetic. The cardiologist came in, made the little 1/2 inch cut and inserted it -- took all of about one minute of his time. The bulk of the time spent then was gluing me back together. I hope you have good insurance.

I discovered that the costs of my procedure in UKC Ljubljana were 4.400€, payed by obligatory insurance : shower, operating room and three doctors (a cardiologist and two registrars), local anaesthesia and instructions. Getting instructions during the procedure is really not a good idea. That is why I didn't understand much. The cardiologist was talking something about seven minutes, that is why I understood even less. My first control after the procedure is going to be on 2nd July and I am afraid the doctor shall cream at me again that I am a crazy woman because I made some marks before fainting and then I didn't actually faint. Maybe it is better to pay more and get a better attitude and surveillance.