Health claim data from Nib for September (latest available) is dominated by cardiac surgeries with the oldest claimant aged 72. Average age of the top five claims is 65.
The most expensive claim for September was $90,000 for cardiac surgery, the highest cardiac procedure funded by Nib so far this year stands at $142,000.
Total cost of the top five most expensive surgeries funded by Nib in September was $411,000. The highest value top five claims for any month so far this year was June ($515,000) when heart surgeries made up most of the claims.
September 2024 | Cost | Gender | Age | Average age: 65 | |||||
1. | Cardiac Surgery | $90,000 | Female | 60 | |||||
2. | Cardiac Surgery | $86,000 | Male | 72 | |||||
3. | Cardiac Surgery | $84,000 | Male | 66 | |||||
4. | Spinal Surgery | $81,000 | Female | 58 | |||||
5. | Cardiac Surgery | $70,000 | Male | 71 | Total: $411,000 |
August 2024 | Cost | Gender | Age | Average age: 58 | |||||
1. | Spinal Surgery | $99,000 | Female | 39 | |||||
2. | Spinal Surgery | $88,000 | Male | 69 | |||||
3. | Cardiac Surgery | $86,000 | Male | 77 | |||||
4. | Cardiac Surgery | $77,000 | Male | 68 | |||||
5. | Neurological Surgery | $67,000 | Male | 40 | Total: $417,000 |
July 2024 | Cost | Gender | Age | Average age: 53 | |||||
1. | Spinal Surgery | $94,000 | Male | 55 | |||||
2. | Oral Surgery | $69,000 | Female | 57 | |||||
3. | Spinal Surgery | $62,000 | Male | 64 | |||||
4. | Cardiac Surgery | $53,000 | Male | 38 | |||||
5. | Cardiac Surgery | $49,000 | Male | 53 | Total: $327,000 |
June 2024 | Cost | Gender | Age | Average age: 54 | |||||
1. | Cardiac Surgery | $142,000 | Male | 74 | |||||
2. | Cardiac Surgery | $111,000 | Male | 60 | |||||
3. | Spinal Surgery | $90,000 | Male | 13 | |||||
4. | Cardiac Surgery | $86,000 | Female | 64 | |||||
5. | Cardiac Surgery | $86,000 | Male | 60 | Total: $515,000 |
May 2024 | Cost | Gender | Age | Average age: 67 | |||||
1. | Cardiac Surgery | $111,000 | Male | 60 | |||||
2. | Cardiac Surgery | $107,000 | Male | 60 | |||||
3. | Cardiac Surgery | $107,000 | Male | 76 | |||||
4. | Cardiac Surgery | $97,000 | Female | 65 | |||||
5. | Cardiac Surgery | $86,000 | Male | 78 | Total: $508,000 |
April 2024 | Cost | Gender | Age | Average age: 65 | |||||
1. | Cardiovascular Surgery | $96,000 | Male | 76 | |||||
2. | Spinal Surgery | $85,000 | Male | 44 | |||||
3. | Cardiac Surgery | $85,000 | Male | 74 | |||||
4. | Cardiac Surgery | $81,000 | Female | 75 | |||||
5. | Cardiac Surgery | $67,000 | Male | 59 | Total: $414,000 |
March 2024 | Cost | Gender | Age | Average age: 50 | |||||
1. | Cardiac Surgery | $90,000 | Male | 74 | |||||
2. | Cardiac Surgery | $83,000 | Male | 57 | |||||
3. | Cancer Treatment | $78,000 | Male | 44 | |||||
4. | Spinal Surgery | $66,000 | Female | 15 | |||||
5. | Cancer Treatment | $65,000 | Male | 62 | Total: $382,000 |
February 2024 | Cost | Gender | Age | Average age: 59 | |||||
1. | Oral Surgery | $79,000 | Female | 57 | |||||
2. | Spinal Surgery | $76,000 | Female | 58 | |||||
3. | Spinal Surgery | $64,000 | Female | 57 | |||||
4. | Cardiac Surgery | $57,000 | Male | 60 | |||||
5. | Cardiac Surgery | $40,000 | Male | 64 | Total: $316,000 |
January 2024 | Cost | Gender | Age | Avarege age: 65 | |||||
1. | Spinal surgery | $73,000 | Female | 68 | |||||
2. | Cancer | $65,000 | Male | 75 | |||||
3. | Spinal Surgery | $64,000 | Female | 51 | |||||
4. | Cardiac Surgery | $61,000 | Female | 68 | |||||
5. | Spinal surgery | $56,000 | Female | 65 | Total: $319,000 |
Data below for 2023
December 2023 | Cost | Gender | Age | Average age: 64 | |||||
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 |
October 2023 | Cost | Gender | Age | Average age: 64 | |||||
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 | Average age: 53 | |||||
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 |