Advancd medical procedures

Experts say the $50,000 or $100,000 medical claim is increasingly common. Some of the most expensive procedures, such as those at right, did not exist or were not as common just a few years ago. Other procedures remain relatively rare, but an individual case can require vast expenditures. Liver transplant ... $175,000 Care for premature newborn with severe problem ... $168,000 For eight-month period. Leukemia care with bone marrow transplant ... $161,000 Over five years. Heart transplant ... $83,000 AIDS care ... $50,000 - $150,000 Coronary bypass ... $33,500 Five-year total, assuming no need for reoperation, which is required in about 20 percent of the cases. Mental health care ... $28,000 Over five years, with one hospitalization and outpatient care.