Health and life insurer nib has released the top five medical claims for January, and taking out the top three slots is heart surgery with a combined spend of more than $200,000.
The broad term of ‘heart surgery’ isn’t as specific as nib’s first publication of its top five claims in July 2022, when the top claim of $75,770 was for aortic valve surgery on a 69-year-old man.
A bone grafting operation on a 43-year-old man is forth on the list for January, and is valued at $60,393. Sitting at fifth place is spinal surgery valued at $50,017 on a 47-year-old woman.
In July 2022, the top five claims totalled $315,721 and in January the top five was valued a little lower at $312,882.
Top five claims in January 2023
| Cost | Treatment | Gender | Age | ||||||
| 1. | $69,087 | Heart Surgery | Male | 75 | |||||
| 2. | $67,324 | Heart Surgery | Male | 77 | |||||
| 3. | $66,062 | Heart Surgery | Female | 73 | |||||
| 4. | $60,392 | Bone Grafting Procedure | Male | 43 | |||||
| 5. | $50,017 | Spinal Surgery | Female | 47 |
Top five claims July 2022
| Cost | Treatment | Gender | Age | ||||||
| 1. | $75,770 | Aortic Valve Surgery | Male | 69 | |||||
| 2. | $74,600 | Brain Surgery | Female | 49 | |||||
| 3. | $59,474 | Coronary Artery Bypass | Male | 53 | |||||
| 4. | $55,002 | Aortic Valve Surgery | Male | 60 | |||||
| 5. | $50,875 | Cancer Treatment | Male | 54 |