SA706B - Breast, Lumps, Imaging Guided Vacuum Assisted Biopsy, > 1 Lesions

Body parts

Breast

Breast, Lumps, Imaging Guided Vacuum Assisted Biopsy, > 1 lesions

TOSP Code: SA706B / TOSP Table: 2C

Hospital Bill (Overall)

Based on transacted bills from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023. The amount shown covers all cost components inclusive of GST.

Day Surgery

Day Surgery: Refers to operations done in the hospital, with a stay of less than 24 hours.

Setting	Ward Type	Typical Bill	Typical Bill Range	Typical Bill Items
Setting	Ward Type	Typical Bill	Typical Bill Range	Operation Fee	Implant Fee¹	Other Fee²
Public Hospitals	Day Surgery (Subsidised)	$1,662	$1,186 - $2,238	$819	$0	$633
Public Hospitals	Day Surgery (Unsubsidised)	$4,955	$4,326 - $6,558	$2,736	Not Available	$2,768
Private Hospitals	Day Surgery	$12,854	$10,401 - $14,773	$9,797	Not Available	$2,696
¹Fee for the medical device(s)/ implants placed inside the body. Applicable only if your procedure requires an implant. ²Includes ward charges, doctor's daily attendance and consultation fee, consumables, medication, tests, accident & emergency charges etc., where applicable. Note: Figures shown are based on the median fee, i.e., what 50% of patients are charged below. They provide an estimate and may not add up.

Inpatient

Inpatient: Refers to operations done in the hospital, with a stay of more than 24 hours.

Setting	Ward Type	Typical Bill	Typical Bill Range	Typical Bill Items
Setting	Ward Type	Typical Bill	Typical Bill Range	Operation Fee	Implant Fee¹	Other Fee²
Private Hospitals	Clinics	$10,601	$9,065 - $12,651	$6,777	Not Available	$3,800
Private Hospitals	Inpatient	$11,026	$6,554 - $17,278	$7,604	Not Available	$2,605
¹Fee for the medical device(s)/ implants placed inside the body. Applicable only if your procedure requires an implant. ²Includes ward charges, doctor's daily attendance and consultation fee, consumables, medication, tests, accident & emergency charges etc., where applicable. Note: Figures shown are based on the median fee, i.e., what 50% of patients are charged below. They provide an estimate and may not add up.

Hospital Bill (by Hospital)

Based on transacted bills from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023. The amount shown covers all cost components inclusive of GST. Only hospitals / wards with sufficient cases are shown. The amount shown covers all cost component inclusive of GST.

Day Surgery

Day Surgery: Refers to operations done in the hospital, with a stay of less than 24 hours.

Hospital	Setting	Ward Type	Average Period of Stay	Typical Bill	Typical Bill Range
Changi General Hospital	Public Hospitals/ Centres (Subsidised)	Day Surgery (Subsidised)	1.0	$2,144	$1,765 - $2,986
Mount Alvernia Hospital	Private Hospitals	Day Surgery	1.0	$10,472	$6,549 - $13,769
Mount Elizabeth Hospital	Private Hospitals	Day Surgery	1.0	$12,923	$11,844 - $14,351
Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital	Private Hospitals	Day Surgery	1.0	$13,808	$11,862 - $15,091
National Cancer Centre	Public Hospitals/ Centres (Subsidised)	Day Surgery (Subsidised)	1.0	$1,550	$1,118 - $1,823
National University Hospital	Public Hospitals/ Centres (Subsidised)	Day Surgery (Subsidised)	1.0	$1,433	$788 - $1,662
Singapore General Hospital	Public Hospitals/ Centres (Subsidised)	Day Surgery (Subsidised)	1.0	$2,598	$1,834 - $2,793
Sengkang General Hospital	Public Hospitals/ Centres (Subsidised)	Day Surgery (Subsidised)	1.0	$1,588	$1,036 - $2,234
Note: Figures shown are based on the median fee, i.e., what 50% of patients are charged below. They provide an estimate and may not add up.

MOH Recommended Fees

Fee Benchmarks (for private hospitals & clinics only)

For this procedure/ condition, MOH recommends that a reasonable fee range for a routine and typical case is:

Breakdown of Fees

Type of Fees		Fee Range
Doctor Fees
	Surgeon Fee¹	$2,507 - $5,123 w/GST ($2,300 - $4,700 w/o GST)
	Anaesthetist Fee	$708.50 - $872 w/GST ($650 - $800 w/o GST)
	Inpatient Doctors’ Attendance Fees²	$230 - $450 w/GST per day ($210 - $420 w/o GST per day)
Hospital Fees	Hospital Fees	Not Available
¹ Note: Surgeon fees are typically higher when more biopsies are performed. Higher end of surgeon fees may be associated with 4 or more lesions, whereas the lower end of fee range may be associated with 2 lesions or less. ² Fee range is for office hours only and does not include the costs of medications, injections, operations, special procedures, investigations (e.g., radiological and laboratory tests).

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Note:

‘-’ denotes data is not available. ‘n/a’ denotes data with less than 10 cases. To ensure that there are adequate cases for meaningful comparisons, bill amounts for setting with less than 10 cases will not be shown.
The typical bill items shown for public and private hospitals differ due to their different cost structures.
Some components of the hospital fees may be charged by the doctor. E.g., implants, consumables and medication.
Bill amounts are inclusive of GST and are before insurance (e.g., MediShield Life, Integrated Shield Plans) and MediSave payouts. Bill amounts for public hospitals are after Government subsidies, if applicable.
Bill amounts are based on actual transacted fees for Singapore Citizens. The typical bill refers to the median bill, where 50% of the patients are charged below the stated amount. The typical range refers to the 25th to 75th percentile bill, where 25% to 75% of patients are charged below the stated amount. The range of days refer to the 25th to 75th percentile of the length of stay.