This is information about back surgery.

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According to experts, couple of years earlier, the average cost of related procedures in California was:

Anterior cervical fusion: $44,000
Cervical fusion: $19,850
Decompression back surgery: $24,000
Lumbar laminectomy: $18,000
Lumbar spinal fusion: $34,500

 Also notice that these costs do not include hospital expenditures and drug expenses. It is not uncommon for patients to incur total costs that exceed $100,000 in hospital bills. These high costs are likely to make most patients think if they would like to undertake such a financial risk. The good news is that most insurance companies already cover back surgery procedures. Actually, back pain is a common symptom that can suddenly appear in a healthy individual. Therefore, insurance providers are forced to offer cover for such issues. Regarding spine surgery, more than 650,000 spine operations are performed every year in the United States costing $20 billion. Also, more than 2.5 million Americans are chronically disabled due to issues with lumber Laminectomy, a condition of lower back pain.

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The cost of back surgery is incredible here in the United States and i have looked into the cost of back surgery in more successful locations like India: the cost is about 15,000$ not including the airfare and hotel.
I am just trying to get better so I can participate more in life, at church, at social gatherings, exercising, and just to be able to support myself.