Genital Warts Treatment Cost

Typical costs:

• For patients covered by health insurance, out-of-pocket costs for genital warts treatment typically consist of a doctor visit copay of $5-$30 or more and coinsurance of about 10%-50% for office procedures or a prescription drug copay[1] of $10-$85 or more, depending on the drug and the plan.
• For patients not covered by health insurance, genital warts treatment costs an average of up to $300 or more for surgical excision in a doctor's office, up to $300 for podofilox cream, up to $400 or more for cryotherapy, up to $500 or more for laser treatment, and more than $700 for imiquimod cream, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. However, surgical treatment in a hospital can cost thousands of dollars.
• For example, generic podofilox solution costs about $95. And Drugstore.com charges about $300 for a three-week supply of imiquimod cream up to more than $1,500 for a 16-week supply. St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center[2] charges about $200, not including doctor fee, for destruction of warts on the genitals using chemicals such as liquid nitrogen, but charges about $4,000 for electrodessication and $8,000 for surgical removal.

• Genital warts typically are diagnosed with a visual examination.
• Depending on the individual case, the doctor might remove individual warts using cryotherapy[3] , laser surgery[4] or surgical excision[5] .
• A doctor might also prescribe imiquimod cream[6] , (brand name Aldara) which typically is applied at home three days per week for three to 16 weeks, or podofilox[7] , which is typically applied twice a day for three days a week for up to four weeks.
• The National Institutes of Health has an overview[8] of genital warts.

• For patients with warts on the cervix, a colposcopy is recommended to screen for cervical cancer. This can cost up to $500 or more, with biopsy, if done in an office setting, or up to $1,000 or more in a hospital.
• Genital warts commonly recur after treatment, so additional procedures might be needed.

• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers a locator[9] for clinics with sliding fee scales based on income.
• Some drug manufacturers offer patient assistance programs. Any patient without prescription drug coverage who also is not eligible for Medicare typically qualifies for Together Rx Access[10] , a discount card that offers 25% 40% off many brand-name drugs.

• A family doctor or gynecologist, urologist or dermatologist can diagnose and prescribe treatment for genital warts. The American Urological Association offers a urologist locator[11] , and the American Academy of Dermatology offers a dermatologist locator[12] . Planned Parenthood, which offers sexual health services for men and women, has a health center locator[13] .
• Certain drugs used to treat genital warts are not known to be safe for pregnant women, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention[14] .

1.  kff.org/health-costs/fact-sheet/prescription-drug-trends-fact-sheet-may-2010/
2.  tp.chi.acelogicus.net/nese/Default.aspx
3.  www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/cryotherapy-cryosurgery-for-genital-warts
4.  www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/laser-surgery-for-genital-warts
5.  www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/surgical-removal-of-genital-warts-by-excision
6.  www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a698010.html
7.  www.drugs.com/pro/podofilox.html
8.  www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001889/
9.  findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/Search_HCC.aspx
10.  www.togetherrxaccess.com/p/prescription-savings/about-together-rx-access/enroll.aspx
11.  www.urologyhealth.org/urology/findurologist.cfm
12.  www.aad.org/find-a-derm
13.  www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/
14.  www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/2010/genital-warts.htm

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