What is the cost of M6 Disc Replacement Surgery?
The typical cost of M6 disc replacement surgery is between 30 to 50 thousand US Dollars. Disc Replacement Surgery has a lower cost than the alternative spinal fusion surgery. Disc Replacement is a more safe and effective procedure and 62 percent less costly than Spinal Fusion.
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A study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery examines the cost-effectiveness of cervical disc replacement compared with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
The study, published in November 2013, is a literature review to identify possible outcomes and their likelihood following cervical disc replacement and Cervical Spinal fusion. The study created a surgical decision model for treating single-level cervical disc disease associated with radiculopathy.
Cervical disc replacement led to higher The quality-adjusted life year or quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) is a generic measure of disease burden, including both the quality and the quantity of life lived. It is used in economic evaluation to assess the value of medical interventions. One QALY equates to one year in perfect health. QALYs gained on average if both cervical disc replacement and spinal fusion lasted 20 years. However, the study authors concluded both cervical disc replacement and spinal fusion were cost-effective procedures in the cases referenced. For patients in a study of cervical disc replacement for one-level procedures, success rate over 48 months was 69.5 percent, compared with 58.7 percent among ACDF patients.
Cervical disc replacement also had a lower cost to society than spinal fusion. The cost per QALY for disc replacement was $3,042 which is significantly lower than $8,760 for spinal fusion.
The cervical disc replacement would need to survive at least 9.75 years to be considered more cost-effective than fusion. However, studies have also shown patients are less likely to develop adjacent segment disease with some cervical discs, potentially boosting clinical quality and lowering overall costs.
A sensitivity analysis showed disc replacement needed to provide at least 0.796 utility state to become cost-effective. The sensitivity analysis shows cervical disc replacement must remain functional for at least 14 years to establish a greater cost-effectiveness than spinal fusion. "Since the current literature has yet to demonstrate with certainty the actual durability and long-term functionality of cervical disc replacement, future long-term studies are required to validate the present analysis," concluded the study authors.
However, there is five year data on the cervical disc replacement studied at 13 different treatment sites showing a 97.1 percent probability of no secondary procedures, compared with 85.5 percent for spinal fusion patients. None of the disc replacement patients had reoperations due to implant breakage or failure, and only 2.9 percent of the cervical disc replacement patients had reoperations within five years of the initial surgery; 14.5 percent of the fusion patients had reoperations within that time frame.
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Cost-effectiveness analysis: comparing single-level cervical disc replacement and single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
Object
In recent years, there has been increased interest in the use of cervical disc replacement (CDR) as an alternative to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). While ACDF is a proven intervention for patients with myelopathy or radiculopathy, it does have inherent limitations. Cervical disc replacement was designed to preserve motion, avoid the limitations of fusion, and theoretically allow for a quicker return to activity. A number of recently published systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials have demonstrated positive clinical results for CDR, but no studies have revealed which of the 2 treatment strategies is more cost-effective. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of CDR and ACDF by using the power of decision analysis. Additionally, the authors aimed to identify the most critical factors affecting procedural cost and effectiveness and to define thresholds for durability and function to focus and guide future research.
Methods
The authors created a surgical decision model for the treatment of single-level cervical disc disease with associated radiculopathy. The literature was reviewed to identify possible outcomes and their likelihood following CDR and ACDF. Health state utility factors were determined from the literature and assigned to each possible outcome, and procedural effectiveness was expressed in units of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). Using ICD-9 procedure codes and data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, the authors calculated the median cost of hospitalization by multiplying hospital charges by the hospital-specific cost-to-charge ratio. Gross physician costs were determined from the mean Medicare reimbursement for each current procedural terminology (CPT) code. Uncertainty as regards both cost and effectiveness numbers was assessed using sensitivity analysis.
Results
In the reference case, the model assumed a 20-year duration for the CDR prosthesis. Cervical disc replacement led to higher average QALYs gained at a lower cost to society if both strategies survived for 20 years ($3042/QALY for CDR vs $8760/QALY for ACDF). Sensitivity analysis revealed that CDR needed to survive at least 9.75 years to be considered a more cost-effective strategy than ACDF. Cervical disc replacement becomes an acceptable societal strategy as the prosthesis survival time approaches 11 years and the $50,000/QALY gained willingness-to-pay threshold is crossed. Sensitivity analysis also indicated that CDR must provide a utility state of at least 0.796 to be cost-effective.
Conclusions
Both CDR and ACDF were shown to be cost-effective procedures in the reference case. Results of the sensitivity analysis indicated that CDR must remain functional for at least 14 years to establish greater cost-effectiveness than ACDF. Since the current literature has yet to demonstrate with certainty the actual durability and long-term functionality of CDR, future long-term studies are required to validate the present analysis.
What is the cost of M6 Disc Replacement Surgery?
Your Disc Replacement Surgery cost will vary depending on the number of discs (levels) done, and other indications.
Typical cost for disc replacement surgery starts at about $31,000 USD
Your stay at the hospital will include, transportation from the airport, deluxe newly remodeled rooms with, in room TV, Meals, served in room or taken in the dining room and patient consultants who will see to all your needs.
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Unlike early Disc Replacement designs, the Spinal Kinetics M6 cervical artificial disc is designed to replicate the structure and performance of a natural disc. Its innovative design incorporates an artificial nucleus to allow shock absorption and a woven fiber annulus for graded variable motion resistance in all directions.
With modern Disc Replacement implants we can now avoid spinal fusion and offer greatly improved results and safety with something called "Quality of Motion"!
Quality of Motion makes advanced disc replacement truly deserve the title "Artificial Disc Replacement".
