Nib’s Top Five Medical Claims for July

0

Spinal surgery on a 29-year-old costing $137,000 topped the list of medical claims funded by nib in July.

Treatment for cancer costing $92,000 was the second highest medical claim, and $56,000 was paid on behalf of a policyholder needing heart surgery.

The total cost of July’s top five medical claims paid by nib is $417,000, slightly less than June’s top five total of $455,000.

  July 2023 Cost Gender Age
1. Spinal Surgery $137,000 Male 29
2. Cancer Surgery $92,000 Male 70
3. Spinal Surgery $76,000 Male 29
4. Heart Surgery $56,000 Male 81
5. Spinal Surgery $56,000 Female 57 Total: $417,000

 

Nibs’ top five claims for previous months are listed below.

  June 2023 Cost Gender Age
1. Heart Surgery $113,000 Male 72
2. Spinal Surgery $108,000 Female 74
3. Cardiac Investigation $81,000 Male 60
4. Cancer Treatment $81,000 Male 69
5. Heart Surgery $72,000 Male 68 Total: $455,000

 

  May 2023 Cost Gender Age
1. Heart Surgery $106,978 Male 73
2. Heart Surgery $92,596 Male 53
3. Heart Surgery $91,581 Male 59
4. Spinal Surgery $80,646 Female 13
5. Heart Surgery $75,732 Male 65 Total: $447,533

 

  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 Total: $443,865

 

  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 Total: $416,721

 

  February 2023 Cost Gender Age
1. Heart Surgery $87,500 Female 70
2. Heart Surgery $83,350 Male 78
3. Heart Surgery $83,350 Male 57
4. Spinal Surgery $57,400 Female 69
5. Spinal Surgery $57,178 Female 63 Total: $368,778

 

  January 2023 Cost Gender Age
1. Heart Surgery $69,087 Male 75
2. Heart Surgery $67,324 Male 77
3. Heart Surgery $66,062 Female 73
4. Bone Grafting $60,392 Male 43
5. Spinal Surgery $50,017 Female 47 Total: $312,882