Nib’s top five medical claims by dollar value for April cover spine, heart, and cancer surgeries, and totals $443,865.
The most expensive procedure funded by the firm in April was for surgery on a 59-year-old woman’s spine that cost $112,169. Just below that a 72-year-old man had heart surgery valued at $108,859.
In the month prior, the firm’s top five medical claims totalled $416,721 ($27,144 less than the April top five total). In July 2022, the firm’s top five claims totalled $315,721.
| Treatment April 2023 | Cost | Gender | Age | ||||||
| 1. | Spinal Surgery | $112,169 | Female | 59 | |||||
| 2. | Heart Surgery | $108,859 | Male | 72 | |||||
| 3. | Cancer Removal Surgery | $83,950 | Female | 88 | |||||
| 4. | Spinal Surgery | $74,482 | Male | 62 | |||||
| 5. | Heart Surgery | $64,405 | Male | 82 |
| Treatment March 2023 | Cost | Gender | Age | ||||||
| 1. | Spinal Surgery | $93,782 | Male | 65 | |||||
| 2. | Heart Surgery | $86,520 | Female | 79 | |||||
| 3. | Heart Surgery | $79,608 | Male | 76 | |||||
| 4. | Spinal Surgery | $79,093 | Female | 74 | |||||
| 5. | Spinal Surgery | $77,718 | Female | 70 |