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Ministry of Health
Procedures - TOSP codes

SM701M - Mouth, Cautery Of Soft Palate /Tongue Base

Body parts

Mouth

Throat

Mouth, Cautery Of Soft Palate /Tongue Base

TOSP Code: SM701M / TOSP Table: 2B

Hospital Bill (Overall)

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Hospital Bill (by Hospital)

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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

$1,635 - $4,033 w/GST
($1,500 - $3,700 w/o GST)

Anaesthetist Fee

Not Available

Inpatient Doctors’ Attendance Fees2

$230 - $450 w/GST per day
($210 - $420 w/o GST per day)

Hospital Fees

Hospital Fees

Not Available

1 Higher end of surgeon fees may be associated with more complex cases.

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).

Talk to your insurer to find out what your insurance covers and how much you have to pay out-of-pocket. Contact your healthcare provider if you have questions on your hospital bill.

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Note:

  1. ‘-’ 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.

  2. The typical bill items shown for public and private hospitals differ due to their different cost structures.

  3. Some components of the hospital fees may be charged by the doctor. E.g., implants, consumables and medication.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

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