Fees for Services

Our office will help you obtain insurance benefits for hospitalization (out patient) for surgical treatment if you choose to become a patient. We will also help assist in obtaining MRI examination if not already performed and deemed necessary. If you have a provider who is helping you already with MRI examination, make sure you have both “sagittal and coronal” MRI examination, with and without an orthotic (bite splint) if you will be obtaining the scan in your locale.

For surgical procedures, our office is a fee for service practice and payment for surgical procedure is expected at time of services.

Surgical Consultation, including:
Examination and Radiographs:
$600
*Patients must be seen in Charlotte office.

Arthroplasty Surgery [per joint]:
$3600
*Fee includes a surgical orthotic which is worn after surgery and will be worn indefinitely at night to protect operated joint from bruxism trauma.

Arthoscopic Surgery
Arthrocentesis
*Not generally performed on advanced cases or where previous attempts with these modalities have been unsuccessful.

Total Joint Replacements:
$4000 to $7500, depending on complexity of situation.
*Ankylosis cases where procedure has to be staged results in higher fee.

Telephone Consultation
Previous Records Review and/or
Referral to an ASTMJS Member in Your Region:
$100.00 to $250.00, depending on complexity and time required to review records.

 

In this situation, a member of our team will have a brief telephone discussion with you regarding information gathering and review of records which were provided by mail. This will be followed by a more definitive discussion with Dr. Kirk at a later date. Payment must be taken via credit card over the phone prior to phone consultation.

If you wish to have a second opinion consultation and you have had an MRI examination, please contact the facility that performed the examination and have the examination placed on a CD disc. Mail this disc along with any pertinent past history for consultation review.