So we can dismiss the clinics peddling amniotic fluid/umbilical cord blood from this discussion….I would avoid them at all costs and save your hard earned money if the DC or MD or DO is selling one of these products as a living stem cell injection.įor the clinics actually using living cells legally…from either adipose or bone marrow sources…and it has to be from your own body (small exception for 1st or 2nd degree relatives)….what is the national average cost for one knee? We poll people that attend my training courses twice a year and the national average is about $5500 (a little less) for the procedure. To make matters even worse, the chiropractors and doctors selling patients umbilical cord blood or amniotic fluid as a stem cell injection are either committing consumer fraud…because there are no living stem cells in any of those products currently sold in the USA OR they are injecting people with a biologic drug that is not approved by the FDA ….because the FDA has approved NO amniotic fluid or umbilical cord blood products with living stem cells. One clinic used bone marrow derived stem cells and the other recommended either umbilical cord blood or amniotic fluid.īecause these novel procedures are not covered by insurance, clinicians are free to charge whatever they want.įor comparison….Medicare pays an orthopedic surgeon about $1387 in Dallas for a total knee replacement surgery! One of the patients also had been prescribed an unloader brace but didn’t want to wear it anymore.īoth patients initially saw other clinicians for evaluation for stem cell therapy. Both patients were on medications, had received multiple knee steroid shots, and one had even had one of the “gel” knee injections that go under the trade names like “Synvisc” or “Hyalgan”. ![]() Last Friday I saw two patients for evaluation for possible stem cell treatment for painful knee arthritis.
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