Heart valve disease can be relieved with effective treatment. The cost is around a hundred thousand to a few hundred thousand dollars. Heart valve disease may be temporarily relieved with effective treatment, but it cannot be cured. The disease does not heal itself and progress is avoided through aggressive treatment. Patients can spend more than $100,000 or more on medications and other treatments alone without surgery. Patients who have surgery can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars. If the heart valve is replaced, it will cost about $20,000 to $40,000, and the surgery usually costs $100,000 dollars. Patients with coronary artery disease, severe heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and prolonged hospitalization will spend more. Patients with heart valve disease should seek timely medical attention if their condition develops with improper maintenance, and should not blindly self-medicate.