Nib’s Top Five Medical Claims

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Cancer treatment has topped the list of claims in the latest medical data from Nib covering the top five most expensive procedures funded by the firm. And the cumulative payout of $471,000 is higher than in previous data sets released by the firm.

The firm’s top five claims by value for December, shows cancer treatment for a 51-year-old man is valued at $130,000.

Cardiac issues take out three of the spots, and spinal surgery costing $85,000 also features in the list.

  December 2023 Cost Gender Age
1. Cancer Treatment $130,000 Male 51
2. Cardiac Surgery $97,000 Female 78
3. Spinal Surgery $85,000 Female 61
4. Cardiac Surgery $81,000 Male 69
5. Cardiac Surgery $78,000 Male 61 Total: $471,000

 

Previous health claims data from Nib (not all months have been published by the firm).

  October 2023 Cost Gender Age
1. Cardiac Surgery $97,000 Male 61
2. Cardiac Surgery $81,000 Male 75
3. Cardiac Surgery $66,000 Male 75
4. Cardiac Surgery $47,000 Male 57
5. Spinal Surgery $46,000 Female 56 Total: $337,000

 

  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

 

  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