How much do a doctor charge to remove a ganglion cyst?

I have a ganglion cyst well at least that what the doctor think it is. They have to put me a sleep because they have to someother stuff with the bone(wrist) that the ganglion cyst is near. How much could i be looking at? Do i have to pay for the general anesthesia?

It was like this since april and it is gettin bigger...and the blood flow isnt normal...i go for surgery in a week or so...How much is the doctor bill going to be?

Yes you do have to pay for the OR the Anesthesia and any other costs that come with it. There are a lot of nerves and vessels in your wrist so it is a fairly complex proceedure. My wife had one and we looked at having it removed and asked my dad a surgeon about it and he told us yes it was major and that back in the old days they would smash them with a bible breakign them up and let the body absorb them.....he was joking around about smashing it for free and we figured well we would have to wait until we could afford for my wife to have a few weeks off from work and it went away on its own so never needed surgery but yes it will be pricey and there is really no way around it.

The only problem with a ganglion cyst is cosmetic or pain on surrounding structures.

The cheapest method is to drop a heavy book onto it, preferably by someone else so you can't flinch! This ruptures the cyst and most times it does come back. But as the rmeedy is simple, you can get rid of it again then too.

Operation is anotehr way to do it. The rate of return of these cysts is almost the same anyways. So most people need a reoperation for cyst return.

As physicians we prefer the operation for two reasons... it pays better than dropping books on people. And second, if there is a question, exploratory surgery allows to obtain a specimen for pathological assessment.

I don't know, but I do know that my son and my wife have both had it done and may have to again in the future. Howe much does it cost to ignore it?