Cost of Injury Treatments — Personal Injury Guide (119)

Spinal Fusion Surgery

$35,000 – $150,000

Spinal fusion permanently connects two or more vertebrae to eliminate painful…

Knee Replacement Surgery

$30,000 – $65,000

Total or partial knee replacement resurfaces damaged joint cartilage with met…

Hip Replacement Surgery

$32,000 – $72,000

Hip replacement removes a damaged ball-and-socket joint and inserts a prosthe…

Shoulder Surgery

$15,000 – $50,000

Open or arthroscopic shoulder surgery repairs labral tears, dislocations, or…

ACL Reconstruction

$20,000 – $50,000

ACL reconstruction replaces a torn anterior cruciate ligament with a graft te…

Disc Surgery (Discectomy / Microdiscectomy)

$15,000 – $55,000

Discectomy removes the herniated portion of a spinal disc pressing on nerve r…

Rotator Cuff Repair

$12,000 – $40,000

Rotator cuff repair reattaches torn tendons in the shoulder using sutures or…

ORIF Fracture Surgery

$18,000 – $60,000

Open Reduction Internal Fixation surgically repositions broken bones and secu…

Craniotomy (Brain Surgery)

$50,000 – $200,000

A craniotomy removes a section of the skull to access the brain, typically pe…

Abdominal / Organ Repair Surgery

$20,000 – $80,000

Abdominal surgery addresses blunt-force trauma injuries such as ruptured sple…

MRI — Brain

$1,200 – $5,000

Brain MRI uses magnetic resonance imaging to detect traumatic brain injuries,…

MRI — Spine (Cervical / Lumbar)

$1,000 – $4,500

Spine MRI reveals herniated discs, spinal cord compression, ligament tears, a…

CT Scan

$500 – $3,000

Computed tomography provides rapid cross-sectional imaging of bones, organs,…

X-Ray

$100 – $1,000

Standard radiographs are the first-line imaging for detecting fractures, disl…

Ultrasound

$200 – $1,200

Diagnostic ultrasound evaluates soft-tissue injuries including muscle tears,…

PET Scan

$3,000 – $10,000

Positron emission tomography measures metabolic activity in brain tissue and…

Bone Scan (Nuclear Medicine)

$800 – $3,500

A nuclear bone scan detects stress fractures, occult fractures, and infection…

EMG / Nerve Conduction Study

$500 – $2,500

Electromyography and nerve conduction studies measure electrical signals in m…

Fluoroscopy (Real-Time X-Ray)

$400 – $2,000

Fluoroscopy provides real-time X-ray guidance during injection procedures, fr…

Myelogram

$1,500 – $5,000

A myelogram injects contrast dye into the spinal canal to outline nerve roots…

Emergency Room Visit

$1,200 – $15,000

An emergency room visit for trauma includes triage, physician evaluation, dia…

Ambulance Transport

$800 – $3,500

Emergency ambulance transport from an accident scene to a hospital includes b…

Trauma Center Admission

$10,000 – $80,000

Level I or II trauma center admissions for severe injuries involve immediate…

ICU Stay (per day)

$3,000 – $20,000

Intensive care unit stays involve continuous monitoring, ventilator support,…

Hospital Room (per day)

$1,200 – $7,000

Standard inpatient hospital room charges include nursing, meals, routine moni…

Surgery Prep / Anesthesia

$1,500 – $8,000

Anesthesia services for surgery include pre-operative evaluation, intraoperat…

Blood Transfusion

$500 – $5,000

Blood transfusions replace red blood cells lost through traumatic hemorrhage…

Wound Closure (Sutures / Staples)

$300 – $3,000

Wound closure includes irrigation, debridement, suturing, stapling, or tissue…

Physical Therapy Course (Full)

$1,500 – $12,000

A complete physical therapy course for accident-related injuries typically in…

Occupational Therapy

$1,200 – $9,000

Occupational therapy restores a patient's ability to perform daily living and…

Speech Therapy

$1,000 – $8,000

Speech-language therapy addresses communication, swallowing, and cognitive-li…

Cognitive Rehabilitation

$2,000 – $20,000

Cognitive rehabilitation uses structured therapeutic tasks and compensatory s…

Aquatic Therapy

$800 – $5,000

Aquatic therapy uses the buoyancy of water to allow injured patients to exerc…

Vestibular Therapy

$800 – $4,500

Vestibular therapy uses balance and gaze-stabilization exercises to treat diz…

Pain Management Program (Comprehensive)

$3,000 – $25,000

Interdisciplinary pain management programs combine medication, interventional…

Work Conditioning / Hardening

$2,000 – $10,000

Work conditioning programs simulate job-specific physical demands to safely r…

Epidural Steroid Injection

$1,000 – $5,000

Epidural steroid injections deliver corticosteroids directly into the epidura…

Nerve Block

$800 – $4,000

Diagnostic or therapeutic nerve blocks inject anesthetic and/or steroid near…

Trigger Point Injection

$200 – $1,500

Trigger point injections deliver local anesthetic into painful, knotted muscl…

Facet Joint Injection

$800 – $3,500

Facet joint injections place steroid medication into the small stabilizing jo…

PRP Injection (Platelet-Rich Plasma)

$500 – $2,500

Platelet-rich plasma injections concentrate growth factors from the patient's…

Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant

$25,000 – $80,000

Spinal cord stimulator implantation places electrodes near the spinal cord to…

TENS Unit

$30 – $500

A transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation unit delivers mild electrical c…

Cortisone Injection

$100 – $1,000

Cortisone injections deliver a powerful anti-inflammatory corticosteroid into…

Botox for Chronic Migraine / Headache

$300 – $1,800

Botulinum toxin injections into scalp, neck, and shoulder muscles prevent chr…

Prolotherapy

$200 – $2,000

Prolotherapy injects an irritant solution, typically dextrose, into damaged l…

Chiropractic Initial Exam

$100 – $400

The initial chiropractic examination after an accident includes health histor…

Chiropractic Adjustment Session

$65 – $200

A chiropractic manipulation or adjustment applies controlled force to spinal…

Chiropractic Care Course (12-Week)

$1,500 – $6,000

A structured twelve-week chiropractic care program for accident injuries typi…

Spinal Decompression Therapy

$1,000 – $5,000

Motorized traction or decompression tables gently stretch the spine to reliev…

Soft Tissue Massage (Chiropractic)

$60 – $180

Myofascial release and soft-tissue mobilization techniques performed in chiro…

Heat / Ice Therapy (Chiropractic)

$20 – $100

Thermotherapy and cryotherapy applied in a chiropractic office reduce acute i…

Ultrasound Therapy (Chiropractic)

$30 – $120

Therapeutic ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves to generate deep heat…

Electrical Stimulation (Chiropractic)

$30 – $120

Electrical muscle stimulation applied in chiropractic care reduces muscle spa…

PTSD Counseling

$1,500 – $12,000

Psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder addresses fear, avoidance, n…

Anxiety Therapy

$1,200 – $8,000

Individual psychotherapy for generalized anxiety disorder or panic attacks de…

Depression Treatment

$1,500 – $10,000

Psychological treatment for major depression following traumatic injury combi…

Neuropsychological Evaluation

$2,000 – $7,000

A comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation uses standardized tests to meas…

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

$1,000 – $6,000

Cognitive behavioral therapy restructures maladaptive thought patterns and be…

EMDR Therapy

$1,200 – $7,500

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing uses bilateral sensory stimulat…

Psychiatric Medication Management

$800 – $5,000

Ongoing psychiatric visits for prescribing and monitoring medications to mana…

Orthopedic Consult

$200 – $800

An orthopedic surgeon consultation evaluates bone, joint, and musculoskeletal…

Neurology Consult

$250 – $900

A neurology consultation assesses traumatic brain injury severity, peripheral…

Pain Management Specialist Consult

$250 – $800

A pain management specialist evaluates and treats persistent post-traumatic p…

Physiatry Visit (Physical Medicine)

$200 – $700

A physiatrist specializes in musculoskeletal and neurological rehabilitation…

Ophthalmology Exam

$200 – $1,000

Ophthalmological examination evaluates traumatic eye injuries including retin…

ENT Consult (Ear, Nose & Throat)

$200 – $700

ENT specialists evaluate traumatic hearing loss, tinnitus, sinus fractures, v…

Plastic Surgery Consult / Scar Revision

$300 – $12,000

Plastic surgery consultations and procedures address traumatic scarring, faci…

Dental Implant

$3,000 – $6,500

Dental implants replace teeth lost or fractured beyond restoration in acciden…

Dental Crown

$800 – $2,500

A dental crown encases a cracked or fractured tooth caused by accident trauma…

Root Canal Treatment

$700 – $2,000

Root canal therapy removes damaged or infected pulp tissue from teeth traumat…

Jaw Surgery (Mandibular / Maxillary Fracture)

$10,000 – $45,000

Surgical repair of mandibular or maxillary fractures from blunt facial trauma…

Tooth Extraction

$150 – $600

Traumatically avulsed or unsalvageable teeth are extracted as a primary or pr…

Dentures (Full / Partial)

$1,000 – $5,000

Full or partial dentures replace multiple teeth lost in traumatic accidents a…

Wheelchair (Manual / Power)

$500 – $30,000

Manual or power wheelchairs are prescribed for accident victims with lower li…

Crutches

$30 – $250

Axillary or forearm crutches provide temporary non-weight-bearing mobility su…

Knee Brace (Functional / Unloader)

$100 – $2,000

Functional knee braces stabilize ligament-deficient or post-surgical knees du…

Back Brace / Lumbar Support

$100 – $1,500

Lumbar orthoses provide external support, restrict painful movement, and prom…

Cervical Collar

$25 – $500

Cervical collars immobilize the neck after whiplash or cervical fracture to p…

Prosthetic Limb

$5,000 – $70,000

Prosthetic limbs replace amputated extremities resulting from traumatic accid…

Hearing Aid

$1,000 – $7,000

Hearing aids address traumatic sensorineural hearing loss caused by blast exp…

CPAP Machine

$500 – $3,000

Continuous positive airway pressure machines treat post-traumatic or accident…

Hospital Bed Rental (Home)

$150 – $600

Adjustable hospital bed rental for home use supports recovery from severe ort…

Walker / Rollator

$40 – $600

Standard walkers and rolling rollators with seats assist mobility during reco…

Cast / Splint Application

$200 – $1,500

Cast or splint application immobilizes fractured bones and torn ligaments aft…

Cardiac Monitoring / Telemetry

$500 – $5,000

Continuous cardiac monitoring is ordered after chest trauma or accidents invo…

Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE)

$500 – $3,000

A functional capacity evaluation objectively measures an injured person's phy…

Hydrotherapy / Whirlpool Therapy

$300 – $2,500

Hydrotherapy uses warm water jets or immersion tanks to cleanse burn wounds,…

Grief Counseling / Bereavement Therapy

$800 – $6,000

Grief counseling addresses the psychological trauma of losing a loved one, su…

Rheumatology Consult

$250 – $900

A rheumatologist evaluates post-traumatic inflammatory arthritis, fibromyalgi…

Night Guard / TMJ Dental Splint

$300 – $2,000

Custom night guards and TMJ occlusal splints treat temporomandibular joint di…

Home Modification (Ramp / Grab Bars / Widening)

$1,500 – $30,000

Home accessibility modifications — including wheelchair ramps, grab bars, wid…

Medical Transportation (per month)

$200 – $2,000

Non-emergency medical transportation to ongoing appointments — physical thera…

Life Care Planning Assessment

$3,000 – $12,000

A certified life care planner projects the lifetime medical, therapeutic, equ…

Prescription Medications (3-Month Supply)

$200 – $3,000

A three-month supply of prescription medications for accident injuries typica…

Scar Treatment (Laser / Silicone / Steroid)

$300 – $8,000

Scar treatment modalities including laser resurfacing, silicone sheeting, and…

Burn Treatment (Acute + Wound Care)

$5,000 – $200,000

Acute burn treatment in a specialized burn center involves wound debridement,…

Pressure Ulcer Care

$2,000 – $40,000

Pressure ulcer treatment for accident victims with spinal cord injury or prol…

Home Health Aide (per month)

$3,000 – $8,000

A home health aide provides personal care, medication reminders, and mobility…

Skilled Nursing Facility (per month)

$6,000 – $12,000

Skilled nursing facility placement following catastrophic accident injuries p…

Kyphoplasty / Vertebroplasty

$12,000 – $40,000

Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty inject bone cement into a collapsed vertebra t…

Laminectomy (Spinal Decompression Surgery)

$25,000 – $90,000

A laminectomy removes the lamina, the bony arch at the back of a vertebra, to…

Artificial Disc Replacement

$30,000 – $110,000

Artificial disc replacement removes a damaged cervical or lumbar disc and imp…

Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery

$5,000 – $18,000

Carpal tunnel release cuts the transverse carpal ligament to relieve median n…

Meniscus Repair Surgery

$9,000 – $30,000

Arthroscopic meniscus repair sutures or trims a torn knee cartilage cushion d…

Tendon Repair Surgery

$8,000 – $35,000

Tendon repair surgically reattaches or reconstructs ruptured tendons — such a…

Skin Graft Surgery

$10,000 – $60,000

Skin graft surgery transplants healthy skin from a donor site to cover burns,…

Tracheostomy

$20,000 – $75,000

A tracheostomy surgically creates an airway opening in the neck to support br…

Chest Tube Thoracostomy

$3,000 – $20,000

Chest tube thoracostomy inserts a drainage tube between the ribs to evacuate…

External Fixator Placement

$15,000 – $55,000

An external fixator stabilizes severe open or comminuted fractures using meta…

Radiofrequency Ablation

$2,500 – $12,000

Radiofrequency ablation uses heat generated by radio waves to deactivate the…

Stellate Ganglion Block

$1,500 – $6,000

A stellate ganglion block injects anesthetic into a cluster of sympathetic ne…

Intrathecal Pain Pump Implant

$30,000 – $90,000

An intrathecal pain pump surgically implants a programmable device that deliv…

Gait Training Therapy

$1,500 – $15,000

Gait training therapy retrains safe, efficient walking patterns using paralle…

Life Care Planning Services

$5,000 – $25,000

Certified life care planners (CLCPs) are retained as expert witnesses in cata…

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

$3,000 – $18,000

Vocational rehabilitation specialists conduct functional capacity evaluations…

Psychological Trauma Therapy / PTSD Treatment

$150 – $500

Serious accidents frequently cause post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety di…

Prosthetics and Orthotics

$5,000 – $100,000

Prosthetic limbs and orthotic devices represent some of the highest-value lin…

Home Accessibility Modifications

$8,000 – $75,000

When a catastrophic injury leaves a plaintiff wheelchair-dependent or otherwi…