EYE REPUBLIC Ophthalmology Clinic | Surgical Fees | Cornea - Penetrating Keratoplasty

Corneal transplantation (Penetrating Keratoplasty)

Day Surgery Procedure

PACKAGE CODE: PK

Effective Date: June 25, 2007

Summary: This is a routine out-patient Corneal Transplantation package. Cornal transplantion is also known as penetrating keratoplasty, corneal graft, PKP, and PK. It is a surgical procedure to remove the diseased part of the cornea and replace it with a similarly sized and shaped part of a healthy donor cornea.

The Package Includes:

· OR Room Charge

Peri-operative Room Use
OR Room Use
Post-operative Room Use

M Nursing Services

Scrub nurse
Circulating nurse

· Medical Equipment

Bipolar cautery
Eye Instruments
Operating microscope

· Medical Supplies

Routine medical supplies necessary for penetrating keratoplasty
Corneal button from Sta. Lucia Eye Bank
Barron donor and recepient corneal trephines

· Medications

Routine medications necessary for penetrating keratoplasty
Local anesthetic drugs
Eye medications

· Doctor Fee

Surgeon Fee
Surgical First Assist Fee

Follow-up Checks

Post operative day 1
Post operative day 7
Post operative month 1 till 12

Packages:

DISCLAIMER NOTICE: Fees listed are for rough planning purposes only to assist the patient in understanding the possible range of costs. Actual estimates for care cannot be accurately provided until the patient has been thoroughly examined by our eye surgeons and are variable from hospital to hospital. The cost ranges provided are based upon our best understanding of the patient's condition at the time of contact and do not represent a minimum or maximum potential cost. The listed prices represent the professional fees of our eye surgeons. The patient settles hospital bills directly. Special package pricing for some procedures is extended only to patients paying cash where such payments are sourced within the Philippines. No discounts of any kind may be applied to package prices and IOLs.

Philhealth: Local residents may avail of their Philhealth benefits. Please inquire about the requirements and your coverage. Preprocessing of complete requirements is required prior to booking.

HMOs: Local residents may avail of Philippine HMO benefits. Please inquire about the requirements and your coverage. An LOA is required prior to booking.

20% Senior Citizen Discount: Local residents may avail of their senior citizen discount for professional fees (itemized billing) only. Packages and IOLs are excluded.

Refractive Surgery: Philhealth, HMOs and insurance companies do not provide coverage for refractive surgery).

12% E-VAT: a 12% Expanded Value Added Tax is included in your bill. You may use your official receipt to claim your input VAT during BIR filing of income. Philippine law requires the collection of a 12% E-VAT for all services provided to the end user.

International Insurance Providers: Calvo, Tricare and Blue Cross and 6 other international insurance providers may be used at Asian Hospital. Reimbursements may be claimed for Blue Cross and Bupa. If your international insurance provider is not accepted at any of our facilities, fees are paid in advance and an official receipt together with a medical abstract and operative technique is given for reimbursement purposes. Refractive laser surgery is not covered by international insurance providers.

Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Visa Electron, and JCB): Two (2) valid government issued IDs with photo (driver's license, PRC license, passport, senior citizen card) are needed when using credit cards.