Raisman and McKayla Maroney, another prominent gymnast, recently spoke out about abuse at the hands of Nassar. Maroney said Nassar molested her starting when she was 13 under the guise of providing medically necessary treatment. Raisman, now 23, said she was first treated by Nassar when she was 15.
How much you can expect to pay out of pocket for herniated disc surgery, including what people paid in 2017. For patients not covered by health insurance, herniated disc surgery can cost between $20,000 and $50,000 or more, including the surgeon's fee, anesthesiologist and facility fee. 1  A minimally invasive outpatient microdiscectomy would typically fall on the lower end, while an inpatient open discectomy with a hospital stay would fall on the higher end.
Back surgery, which is needed in only a small percentage of back pain cases, usually is recommended to be considered only when non-surgical treatments have failed to relieve symptoms and when the problem is caused by a pinched nerve, the spinal cord being compressed or excess movement between bones. Most patients require two to six weeks of recovery time. 2  A back brace, which sometimes is required, can cost $200 or more. 3  Physical therapy at $50 to $100 or more per session can add $1,000 or more to the cost.