01-30-2008
Lasik Eye Surgery Price Can Be Deceiving
Can you afford Laser Eye Surgery? Most insurance plans won’t cover the price since it is an elective surgery and really considered cosmetic surgery. There are exceptions, however, but in most cases insurance won’t pay.
Laser eye surgery cost analysis demonstrates a wide variety of prices and an even wider variety of what is included in the cost of the surgery. For example, is the initial consultation and examination included in the price should you elect the surgery? Are post-operative visits included in the price? How many? What about the eye drops used during the surgery? Some laser surgery centers charge as much as $100 for those drops.
Laser eye surgery cost varies widely from one doctor’s office to another and depends on several different factors. The only stable standard is that all providers quote a laser eye surgery price per eye.
The advertised price is also subject to wide variation. Although there are advertisements that claim they offer LASIK eye surgery from $500 per eye, most people are not eligible for that cost or need extensive correction and treatment after surgery. Actually, it has been shown that only about three percent of all LASIK providers have a laser eye surgery cost lower than $1000 per eye.
Repeat after me: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. We’ve heard that line countless times, usually when someone is talking about a scam. You would think we would learn to read the fine print but then again, it’s gotten so fine, many of us can’t even see it. So we go by the big sign: Lasik Surgery only $299.
Lasik eye surgery price lists usually range from about $1500 to $2500 for one eye. How then can anyone afford to offer the same surgery at a fraction of the cost. They can’t and they don’t and you should know what to look for.
For example, the Lasik Vision Institute advertises Lasik surgery on one eye from $299. While the fine print lists an incremental rise in the price depending on the level of myopia, you must also qualify for the promotion by having good credit. The Lasik Vision Institute has previously been found guilty for operating a bait and switch tactic whereby patients were lured in by the low price but were then told they didn’t qualify for it. Lasik eye surgery price promotions like these usually come to light sooner or later.
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