§ Sir Eldon GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the approximate average cost to the National Health Service of the following operations (i) heart transplant, (ii) kidney transplant, (iii) liver transplant, (iv) heart by-pass, (v) heart valve replacement, (vi) hysterectomy, (vii) hip replacement, (viii) knee replacement, (ix) in vitro fertilisation and (x) abortion.
§ Mrs. CurrieWe do not routinely make estimates of the costs of individual operations. Such information as is available for seven of the operations listed is based on684W special studies. This has, where necessary, been revalued to take account of inflation. Details of treatments and length of stay in hospital may have changed since the studies were done. The figures are therefore only approximate.
£ Heart transplant 115,000 Kidney transplant 27,400 Coronary artery bypass graft 3,300 Heart valve replacement 5,000 Hysterectomy 31,200 Total hip replacement 3,300 Abortion 170 1 Including additional costs in the year of operation. 2 Based on 1981 study. 3 Based on 1982 study.