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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.
1 For patients not covered by health insurance, the typical cost of hyperthyroid treatment is $10-$150 a month -- or $120-$1,800 a year -- for drugs, or up to $4,000 or more for a radioactive iodine treatment or up to $25,000 or more for surgery. After the thyroid is destroyed by a radioactive iodine treatment or surgically removed, the patient typically needs to take thyroid hormone replacement such as levothyroxine, which typically costs $15-$45 per month.