Private Hospital Charge Verification in Sri Lanka
Hi everyone, I need some clarification on a heart catheter / angioplasty bill from a private hospital (will not say the name) in Sri Lanka, this was a surgery done to my girlfriend’s dad and we need to clarify whether this is the norm.
This was for a PTCA (Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty) procedure with stent placement. The final bill came to LKR 2,201,475 and I’m trying to understand whether these charges are considered normal or excessive.
Note - we are locals and this was in January 2025
Here’s the breakdown:
Package Amount
LKR 470,000
Additional Hospital Charges
Extra diet – LKR 800
Laundry charges – LKR 950
Procedures / Consumables
Surgical items – LKR 679,565
ECG – LKR 1,760
ECG (in ward) – LKR 5,280
Monitoring & equipment charges – LKR 1,950
PTCA balloon – LKR 262,420
Rotablation – LKR 185,000
Stent – LKR 300,000
Syringe infusion pump – LKR 4,950
Residential / Ward Fees
Administration – LKR 1,000
Medical attention – LKR 3,900
Nursing – LKR 3,500
Room – LKR 8,400
Professional Fees
Main consultant – LKR 250,000
Second doctor – LKR 20,000
Assistant / staff fee – LKR 2,000
Totals
Total hospital bill – LKR 1,929,475
Total professional fees – LKR 272,000
Final total – LKR 2,201,475
Is this pricing normal for angioplasty with rotablation + stent in Sri Lanka?
Are the consumable and surgical item costs usually this high?
Does the “package amount” normally exclude most procedure costs like this?
Would appreciate any insight from doctors, hospital staff, or anyone who has gone through a similar procedure.