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Case Report

Volume 16, Number 8, August 2025, pages 318-322

Transcatheter Arterialization of the Deep Veins for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: A Case Series of the Direct Cost Associated With Limb Salvage

Tables

Table 1. Average Hospital LOS, Cost, and Total Costs for the Three Patients
 
Average hospital LOS (days)Average procedure costAverage hospital costAverage overall total cost
LOS: length of stay.
135$320,850$895,546$1,215,396

 

Table 2. Breakdown of Each Patient’s Costs for Procedures and Hospital Stay
 
Total procedures costTotal LOS costTotal (procedures + LOS)GLASS stageWiFi classification
LOS: length of stay.
Patient 1$302,120.40$713,328.00$1,015,448.40Stage IIIStage IV
Patient 2$469,449.00$1,303,214.00$1,772,663.00Stage IIIStage IV
Patient 3$190,983.20$670,096.00$861,079.20Stage IIStage IV

 

Table 3. Estimated Costs of Revascularization Procedures and Associated Treatments
 
ProcedureCost
DVA: deep venous arterialization.
Endovascular procedure cost
  Common femoral artery access$1,156.00
  Arteriotomy closure with Mynx Grip$1,598.40
  Venogram$5,126.00
  Angiogram$8,256.00
  Posterior tibial artery/vein balloon angioplasty and stent$15,261.00
  Balloon angioplasty and stent placement$23,529.00
  Artery atherectomy and angioplasty$27,764.00
  Venous arch balloon angioplasty$29,048.00
  Lower extremity DVA$44,755.00
Operative debridement and metatarsal amputation procedure cost
  Debridement$4,053.00
  Digit amputation$6,822.00
  Tangential excision$1,525.00
  Split thickness autograft$4,199.00
  Application of skin substitute$4,863.00
  Black sponge wound vacuum device application$181.00