HL Deb 17 July 1984 vol 454 c1469WA
Lord Colwyn

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the average total cost to hospitalise and perform coronary artery by-pass surgery for each patient:

  1. (a) within the National Health Service;
  2. (b) under private arrangement.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Security (Lord Glenarthur)

The cost of a coronary artery by-pass graft within the National Health Service, including the cost of in-patient stay, has been estimated at £2,600. We have no information on the cost of operations performed privately.