Frequently Asked Questions

Should you be a candidate for surgery, the facility fee, surgeon’s fee and anesthesiologist’s fee are included in the price. Find your surgery on the Surgery Pricing page for details and check the Pricing Disclaimer for some of the rare exceptions to our comprehensive pricing, such as implants for certain orthopedic procedures.

Please contact us at your convenience. We welcome your calls.

Quotes are valid for 60 days, but our prices are unlikely to change. In fact, from the day we opened our doors, our prices didn’t increase for about 25 years – until inflation finally forced some adjustments.

You are only responsible for the $250 physician consultation fee.

All payments are made to Atlas Billing Company except the surgical consultation fee which will be due and collected at the surgeon’s office.

To keep our prices as low as possible, cashier’s checks or cash are our preferred payment methods, but we also accept credit and debit cards. Human resource departments or divisions of self-insured companies can make other arrangements if necessary.

If you don’t have a preference, an appropriate surgeon will be selected from our qualified staff.

Overnight stays are not usually necessary, but arrangements can be made for an additional charge. Room for one family member is available as well.

Wherever you decide to have your surgery, you should inquire about the rate of infection in their facility. Our infection rate for 2021 was 0.0%. Listed below is our infection summary since 2006:

2023 – 0.048%
2022 – 0.17%
2021 – 0.0%
2020 – 0.18%
2019 – 0.14%
2018 – 0.21%
2017 – 0.09%
2016 – 0.1%
2015 – 0.008%
2014 – 0.05%
2013 – 0.13%
2012 – 0.015%
2011 – 0.05%
2010 – 0.001%
2009 – 0.001%
2008 – 0.4%
2007 – 0.2%
2006 – 0.3%

These percentages have been and remain astoundingly low compared with the estimated national average of 2.6% per year.

All patients will require a companion for transport to and from the surgery center for your safety.