Table 7. Cost of a single level ALIF and LLIF20 21 .
| Item | Cost (A$) | |
|---|---|---|
| ALIF | Vascular surgeon | 696 |
| Perimeter cagea | 3,600 | |
| Pyramid platea | 2,200 | |
| Pyramid screwsa | 600 (3 screws) | |
| Small Infusea | 3,200 | |
| LLIF | CoRoent cageb | 3,600 |
| Small Infusea | 3,200 | |
| Posterior instrumentation | Polyaxial screws | 5,560 (4 screws) |
| Prelordosed rods | 886 (2 rods) | |
| Blockers | 680 (4 blockers) | |
| Total | ||
| Stand-alone ALIF | 10,296 | |
| Stand-alone LLIF | 6,800 | |
| Instrumented ALIF | 17,422 | |
| Instrumented LLIF | 13,926 |
Abbreviations: ALIF, anterior lumbar interbody fusion; LLIF, lateral lumbar interbody fusion.
b
Medtronic, Inc., Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
b
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, California, United States.