Costs vary significantly depending on hospital and class of bed one chooses:
For a straightforward elective single stenting, only 1 night stay is required and the following are estimates (before GST and medisave/medishield):
Public (subsidised): 5-6 k
Public (non subsidised): 10-20 k
Private: 20-28 k
After medisave (singaporean and PR) and medishield, the out of pocket cost for C class patient in public hospital can be lower than 1k.
The above cost may be higher if:
1) additional angioplasty balloon is needed
2) more than 1 stent is required (each additional stent would add 5-8 k to total bill size in private hospital)
3) further imaging of the coronary artery is needed during the procedure
4) complications occur (not frequent)
5) one requires anaesthetist. Angioplasty is a local procedure and > 98% do not require anaesthetist. Some patients feel more comfortable with light sedation but this does not require an anaesthetist.
