What rhizolysis costs: United States vs. other countries
Rhizolysis, which treats the small nerves of the spine joints. The report gives no further definition.
Typical price paid to hospitals and doctors for rhizolysis, from one report on the same basis: $891 in the United States, $3,130 in the United Kingdom, $280 in Germany, $3,696 in Australia. Source: International Health Care Cost Comparison Report 2024 (Report dated October 2024. Prices are for 2022.). These are not what one patient was charged; what patients pay is in the table.
| Country | Price paid to the hospital | What a patient usually pays | Typical wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $891 (iFHP) | With Medicare and no extra insurance: $223 at a surgery center or $433 at a hospital, on average (Medicare.gov) | Not yet sourced |
| Canada | $142.80 in Canadian dollars, not converted: the doctor’s fee in Ontario for cutting the nerve to a spine joint through the skin, first site. Hospital costs not included (Ontario) | No charge for medically necessary hospital and doctor care (Commonwealth Fund) | Not yet sourced |
| United Kingdom | $3,130 (iFHP) | No charge. NHS care is free when you use it (Commonwealth Fund) | Not yet sourced |
| France | Not yet sourced | National insurance pays 70% of an outpatient visit (Commonwealth Fund) | Not yet sourced |
| Germany | $280 (iFHP) | Co-payments are capped at 2% of gross income a year (Commonwealth Fund) | Not yet sourced |
| Japan | ¥3,400: the national fee for a block of the spine-joint nerves using heat or a nerve-destroying agent alone. Other fees for the visit are separate (MHLW Japan) | 30% of the bill for most adults, with a monthly cap (Commonwealth Fund) | Not yet sourced |
| Australia | $3,696 (iFHP) | Not yet sourced | Not yet sourced |
Where no sourced figure exists, the cell says so. We do not fill gaps with estimates.