How much is the cost of pituitary tumor surgery after health insurance reimbursement

  Pituitary tumors are a common disease, and according to statistics, the incidence of pituitary tumors in the population is about 10-15%. The majority of pituitary tumors are pituitary adenomas, and most are benign. However, despite being benign, pituitary tumors can produce many symptoms that can be harmful to health and even life-threatening. Pituitary tumors often affect the patient’s growth, reproductive function, learning and working ability. Clinical manifestations include abnormal hormone secretion syndrome, tumor compression of peripituitary tissues, pituitary stroke and other manifestations of anterior pituitary hypofunction. Therefore, pituitary tumors should be treated early.  Currently, the treatment of pituitary tumors is mainly surgical, which can be supplemented by medication and radiation therapy. The type of surgery is also important and may have an impact on the outcome of treatment. The traditional transcranial approach requires cutting the scalp, opening the skull, and entering the area where the pituitary gland is located through the brain tissue gap to remove the tumor, which is more traumatic and bleeds more, and there may be stretching and damage to the brain tissue during the operation. Some doctors also use microscopic transnasal approach for pituitary tumor removal, but due to narrow field of view, it may not be easy to remove the tumor completely, leading to recurrence later.  The neuroendoscopic transsphenoidal approach pituitary tumor resection, which is currently carried out clinically, has well overcome all the above problems. Under the open field of vision of neuroendoscope, the tumor is completely removed, and a more ideal surgical result is achieved. Moreover, it is a minimally invasive surgery through natural access, with little injury, less bleeding, no external incision, and no injury to brain tissue.  Some patients ask, how much is the cost of pituitary tumor surgery after medical insurance reimbursement? Generally, the cost of pituitary tumor surgery can be reimbursed by medical insurance in national public hospitals and hospitals designated by medical insurance. The overall cost is not high, and the portion of the cost that is borne by the individual is even less after reimbursement by medical insurance.