5 Most Expensive Medical Treatments/Procedures in the US

4. Decompressive craniotomy

Expected estimate cost: $112,984

Neurosurgical procedures are easily among the most expensive treatments in the U.S. and the world, and decompressive craniotomy refers to a procedure where part of the skull is removed so that a swelling brain can expand without being squeezed. A recent trial which involved Addenbrooke’s discovered that parts of the skull which are removed should be replaced during surgery instead of later.