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The price of a diathermy device can range from. USD $6,000 to $25,000. Because many insurance com-. panies do not provide reimbursement for diathermy. treatments, insufficient revenue is likely to be gener-. ated to cover the cost of acquiring the equipment. Prior to the last 15 years, 7-11,17-25 little research evi-. dence of therapeutic benefit from diathermy existed.
One study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reported that bevacizumab extended life by 4.7 months (20.3 months versus 15.6 months) at a cost of $42,800 to $55,000.The cost of Avastin as currently supplied by the manufacturer is Â£1,848.80 per month for a typical 70 kg patient.n Canada, the cost is to the tune of $40,000 per year. In the United States, insurance companies have refused to pay for all or part of the costs of Avastin therapy and reimbursement is also restricted in Canada due to the low benefit-to-cost ratio.