Charité is one of the largest university hospitals in Europe. All of our clinical care, research and teaching is delivered by physicians and researchers of the highest international standard. Charité proudly lays claim to more than half of all German Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine, including Emil von Behring, Robert Koch, and Paul Ehrlich. Charité is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and training. Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin represents a single medical faculty, which serves both Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and Freie Universität Berlin. Charité extends over four campuses, and has close to 100 different Departments and Institutes, which make up a total of 17 different CharitéCenters. Having marked its 300-year anniversary in 2010, Charité is now one of the largest employers in Berlin, employing 16,300 staff (or 19,400 if including its subsidiaries), and with a total annual turnover of €2.2 billion (including external funding and investment grants).
Cardiac surgery
- Alcohol septal ablation in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy — ≈ $16,086
- Aortic valve replacement (AVR) — ≈ $54,600
- Balloon angioplasty and stenting of aorta coarctation — ≈ $33,438
- Balloon valvuloplasty — ≈ $33,539
- Bio-prosthetic valve replacement — ≈ $64,031
- Cardiac catheterization — ≈ $8,156
- Catheter cardiac ablation — ≈ $26,808
- Catheter cryoablation — ≈ $63,004
- Coil embolization of intracardiac shunts and fistulas — ≈ $19,204
- Double valve repair — ≈ $53,336
- Double valve replacement — ≈ $60,350
- Electrophysiology study (EPS) — ≈ $10,593
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) — $0
- Heart valve repair — ≈ $59,034
- Heart valve replacement — ≈ $77,730
- Intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) procedure — ≈ $8,957
- Left atrial appendage occlusion — ≈ $42,307
- Mechanical valve replacement — ≈ $94,761
- Mitral valve replacement (MVR) — ≈ $59,004
- NobleStitch™ PFO closure procedure — $0
- Open commissurotomy — ≈ $40,483
- Open pulmonary valvotomy — ≈ $38,096
- Percutaneous ASD closure — ≈ $26,427
- Percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty (PBAV) — ≈ $22,625
- Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PBMV) — ≈ $22,625
- Percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (PBPV) — ≈ $23,105
- Percutaneous balloon tricuspid valvuloplasty (PBTV) — ≈ $19,527
- Percutaneous closure of ventricular septal defect (VSD) — ≈ $34,653
- Pulmonary artery thromboendarterectomy — ≈ $41,847
- Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) — ≈ $56,580
- Rashkind procedure — ≈ $26,437
- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) — ≈ $142,393
- Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in adults — ≈ $28,216
- Transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) with MITRACLIP — ≈ $55,477
- Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) — ≈ $63,961
- Tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) — ≈ $64,608
Vascular surgery
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair — ≈ $55,793
- Abdominal endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) — ≈ $73,376
- Aortic arch replacement — ≈ $50,877
- Aortic reconstruction — ≈ $34,455
- Aortography — ≈ $6,414
- Aortoiliac allografting — ≈ $64,659
- Arteriovenous (AV) fistula surgery — ≈ $7,343
- Arteriovenous (AV) graft surgery — ≈ $10,259
- Bentall surgery — ≈ $75,932
- Bilateral varicose veins surgery — ≈ $8,142
- Carotid and intracerebral thrombolysis — ≈ $57,244
- Carotid angioplasty and stenting — ≈ $28,708
- Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) — ≈ $22,285
- Catheter-directed sclerotherapy (CDS) (Bilateral) — ≈ $2,434
- Catheter-directed sclerotherapy (CDS) (Unilateral) — ≈ $2,056
- Complex aortic surgery — ≈ $92,563
- Crossectomy — ≈ $5,771
- Crossectomy + Saphenous vein ligation and stripping + Side vein surgery — ≈ $8,097
- Crossectomy and side vein surgery — ≈ $8,103
- Cryosurgery of varicose veins — ≈ $11,825
- Endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) — ≈ $1,061
- Endovascular thrombectomy — ≈ $19,265
- Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) for varicose vein (Bilateral) — ≈ $10,641
- Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) for varicose vein (Unilateral) — ≈ $7,429
- Femoral-popliteal bypass graft surgery — ≈ $31,508
- Foam sclerotherapy (Bilateral) — ≈ $4,445
- Foam sclerotherapy (Unilateral) — ≈ $2,304
- Hybrid varicose veins treatment (open+endovascular) — $0
- Internal or external carotid artery embolization — $0
- Laser treatment for spider veins — ≈ $2,134
- Ligation of incompetent perforator veins — ≈ $2,403
- Mechanochemical Ablation (MOCA) — ≈ $5,220
- Peripheral artery bypass — ≈ $34,557
- Phlebectomy (including mini-phleboctomy) — ≈ $5,521
- Portocaval anastomosis — $0
- Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for varicose veins (Bilateral) — ≈ $10,351
- Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for varicose veins (Unilateral) — ≈ $6,870
- Reconstructive surgery for peripheral artery disease (PAD) — ≈ $26,017
- Renal artery bypass surgery — ≈ $30,167
- Ross operation — ≈ $64,020
- Secondary Cimino arteriovenous anastomosis surgery — ≈ $5,478
- Spider vein sclerotherapy — ≈ $1,422
- Surgical thrombectomy — ≈ $21,434
- Thoracic aortic aneurysm surgery — ≈ $54,639
- Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) — ≈ $64,023
- Unilateral varicose veins surgery — ≈ $7,384
- Valve sparing root replacement (VSRR) — ≈ $48,693
- Varicose vein stripping (Unilateral) — ≈ $10,993
- Varicose veins treatment — ≈ $15,505
- Venaseal glue therapy of varicose vein (Bilateral) — ≈ $20,422
- Venaseal glue therapy of varicose vein (Unilateral) — ≈ $15,897
Neurosurgery
- Aqueductoplasty — $0
- Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) resection — ≈ $41,958
- Benign peripheral nerve tumor removal — ≈ $10,051
- Brachial plexus surgery — ≈ $22,064
- Brain aneurysm clipping — ≈ $47,191
- Brain aneurysm repair — ≈ $22,050
- Brain shunt surgery — ≈ $28,665
- Brain tumor embolization — ≈ $46,020
- Cavernous malformation treatment — ≈ $40,132
- Craniosynostosis surgery — ≈ $36,331
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS) — ≈ $157,270
- Embolization for cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) — ≈ $59,670
- Endoscopic septostomy — ≈ $19,467
- Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) — ≈ $19,885
- Endovascular coiling for brain aneurysms — ≈ $63,574
- Endovascular stenting of cerebral vessels — ≈ $40,951
- Extra-intracranial arterial bypass (EIAB) — ≈ $73,904
- Extracranial CSF drainage — $0
- Facial nerve repair — ≈ $5,457
- Intracranial mechanical thrombectomy — ≈ $41,312
- Lumbar puncture — ≈ $1,984
- Microvascular decompression (MVD) — ≈ $28,023
- Nerve decompression surgery — ≈ $12,153
- Nerve graft repair — ≈ $12,446
- Pallidotomy — ≈ $30,657
- Peripheral nerve repair — ≈ $12,600
- Pipeline embolization procedure — $0
- Repair of congenital skull defects — ≈ $24,708
- Shunt revision — ≈ $20,357
Oncology
- Abdominoperineal resection (APR) — ≈ $36,745
- Adrenalectomy — ≈ $26,242
- Axillary lymphadenectomy — ≈ $9,489
- Bilateral adnexectomy — ≈ $12,885
- Breast reconstruction after mastectomy — ≈ $27,667
- Chemotherapy for bladder cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for bone cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for brain cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for colorectal cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for endometrial cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for eye cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for gallbladder cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for head and neck cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for kidney cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for leukemia — $0
- Chemotherapy for liver cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for lung cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for lymphoma — $0
- Chemotherapy for melanoma — $0
- Chemotherapy for myeloma — $0
- Chemotherapy for neuroblastoma — $0
- Chemotherapy for neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) — $0
- Chemotherapy for non-melanoma skin cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for ovarian cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for prostate cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for soft tissue sarcoma — $0
- Chemotherapy for stomach cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for testicular cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for vaginal cancer — $0
- Cholecystectomy — ≈ $10,129
- Colon polypectomy — ≈ $3,336
- Colorectal endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) — ≈ $6,322
- Conization — ≈ $5,457
- Cord blood stem cell transplantation — $0
- Cryotherapy for skin lesions — ≈ $3,530
- CyberKnife radiosurgery — $0
- Cystectomy + Bladder reconstruction — ≈ $45,172
- Cystoprostatectomy — ≈ $26,853
- Da Vinci XI robotic system for cancer treatment — $0
- Debulking cytoreductive surgery — ≈ $33,243
- Distal gastric resection — ≈ $14,243
- Distal pancreatectomy — ≈ $33,235
- Double preventive mastectomy — ≈ $12,773
- Duodenectomy — ≈ $11,184
- Endometriosis surgery — ≈ $12,426
- Esophagogastrectomy — ≈ $71,433
- Extended cholecystectomy — ≈ $36,451
- Gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) — ≈ $6,557
- Hartmann's operation — ≈ $24,109
- Hematopoietic stem cell harvest — $0
- Hemicolectomy — ≈ $31,490
- Hormone therapy for breast cancer — $0
- Hormone therapy for ovarian cancer — $0
- Hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITHOC) — $0
- Hysteroscopic polypectomy — ≈ $7,669
- Inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy — ≈ $12,661
- Intersphincteric resection (ISR) — ≈ $13,326
- Interstitial chemotherapy for brain tumors — $0
- Jejunostomy — ≈ $14,089
- Laparascopic myomectomy — ≈ $14,058
- Laparoscopic adnexectomy — ≈ $10,175
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — ≈ $10,805
- Laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy — ≈ $11,183
- Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) — ≈ $11,933
- Laparoscopy-assisted supracervical hysterectomy (LASH) — ≈ $13,902
- Laproscopic total gastrectomy — ≈ $33,141
- Laser therapy for skin lesions — ≈ $3,970
- Liver transplantation — $0
- Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) — ≈ $3,213
- Low anterior resection (LAR) — ≈ $17,943
- Lumpectomy — ≈ $7,674
- Major liver resection — ≈ $57,366
- Mediastinal lymphadenectomy — ≈ $7,842
- Melanoma surgical removal — ≈ $11,313
- Minor liver resection — ≈ $28,321
- Mohs surgery — ≈ $5,362
- Myomectomy — ≈ $9,569
- Needle biopsy — ≈ $1,515
- Nephroureterectomy — ≈ $22,275
- Nipple and areola reconstruction — ≈ $7,009
- Non-anatomic liver resection (NAR) — ≈ $50,790
- Omentectomy — ≈ $9,154
- Open hysterectomy — ≈ $13,991
- Orchiectomy — ≈ $13,100
- Ovarian transposition — ≈ $5,115
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy — ≈ $39,889
- Partial cystectomy — ≈ $15,112
- Partial mastectomy — ≈ $11,337
- Partial penectomy — ≈ $10,708
- Partial vulvectomy — ≈ $8,858
- Pelvic bone resection — ≈ $20,840
- Pelvic lymphadenectomy — ≈ $15,078
- Proctocolectomy — ≈ $44,978
- Proton therapy — $0
- Proximal gastric resection — ≈ $31,909
- Radical cystectomy — ≈ $33,065
- Radical mastectomy — ≈ $26,195
- Radical nephrectomy — ≈ $32,440
- Radical nephrectomy + Inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombectomy — ≈ $37,689
- Radical prostatectomy — ≈ $22,625
- Radical trachelectomy — ≈ $17,230
- Radical vulvectomy — ≈ $18,059
- Rectum anterior resection — ≈ $23,219
- Removal of benign skin lesions — ≈ $3,007
- Retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy — ≈ $23,274
- Retroperitoneal tumor resection — ≈ $41,867
- Salpingectomy — ≈ $10,112
- Sentinel node biopsy — ≈ $13,486
- Sigmoidectomy — ≈ $28,961
- Simple mastectomy — ≈ $18,338
- Skin cancer surgery — ≈ $5,169
- Small bowel resection — ≈ $21,432
- Soft tissue tumor removal — ≈ $12,445
- Splenectomy — ≈ $19,929
- Stem cell transplant (peripheral blood) — $0
- Subcutaneous mastectomy — ≈ $11,651
- Subtotal gastrectomy — ≈ $28,692
- Surgery for bone cancer — ≈ $19,542
- Surgical breast biopsy — ≈ $5,043
- TRAM flap breast reconstruction — ≈ $46,502
- Total colectomy — ≈ $24,005
- Total esophagectomy — ≈ $24,810
- Total gastrectomy — ≈ $39,822
- Total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) — ≈ $14,810
- Total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) + Bilateral adnexectomy — ≈ $22,960
- Total pancreatectomy — ≈ $25,360
- Total parietal peritonectomy — $0
- Total penectomy — ≈ $14,933
- Total skin electron therapy (TSET) — $0
- Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) — ≈ $9,635
- Transurethral incision of the prostate (TUIP) — ≈ $9,243
- Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) — ≈ $9,525
- Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) — ≈ $10,145
- Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy — $0
- Ureteral cancer surgery — $0
- Urethral cancer surgery — ≈ $9,989
- Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy — ≈ $3,460
- Vaginal hysterectomy — ≈ $13,885
- Vaginectomy — ≈ $10,140
Spine surgery
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) — ≈ $25,730
- Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) — ≈ $33,101
- Atlantoaxial fixation — ≈ $21,670
- Cervical fusion — ≈ $21,983
- Cervical laminectomy — ≈ $20,980
- Corpectomy + Spinal stabilisation — ≈ $30,050
- Device for intervertebral assisted motion (DIAM) — $0
- Discectomy — ≈ $21,412
- Foraminotomy — ≈ $17,026
- Instrumented spine stabilization — ≈ $41,442
- Interspinous fixation with implant — ≈ $30,422
- Laminectomy — ≈ $24,022
- Laminoplasty — ≈ $31,510
- Lateral access lumbar fusion — $0
- Lumbar fixation — ≈ $47,282
- Lumbar laminectomy — ≈ $21,437
- Lumbosacral plexus surgery — ≈ $42,949
- Occipitocervical fusion surgery — ≈ $44,767
- Percutaneous pedicle screw fixation — ≈ $16,940
- Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) — ≈ $30,123
- Spinal cord herniation surgery — $0
- Spinal deformity correction — ≈ $53,770
- Spinal synovial cyst removal — ≈ $1,035
- Spine biopsy — ≈ $9,009
- Spine dynamic stabilization — ≈ $20,521
- Spine fractures surgical treatment — ≈ $38,249
- Spine tumor surgery — ≈ $42,021
- Surgery for spondylolisthesis — ≈ $71,413
- Surgical spine procedures — ≈ $42,609
- Tailbone removal — $0
- Thoracic discectomy — ≈ $24,797
- Thoracic laminectomy — ≈ $22,332
- Thoracic spine fixation — ≈ $30,857
- Total en bloc spondylectomy (TES) — ≈ $50,944
- Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) — ≈ $33,029
Orthopedic surgery
- Acromioclavicular joint reconstruction — ≈ $13,140
- Arthrocentesis — ≈ $1,496
- Arthroscopic biceps tenodesis — ≈ $8,237
- Arthroscopic chondroplasty — ≈ $13,854
- Arthroscopic elbow debridement — ≈ $3,417
- Arthroscopic jumper's knee surgery — ≈ $9,562
- Arthroscopic knee debridement — ≈ $14,336
- Arthroscopic labrum refixation surgery — ≈ $12,409
- Arthroscopic meniscus repair — ≈ $10,697
- Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy — ≈ $13,357
- Arthroscopic reconstruction of the knee ligament — ≈ $13,848
- Arthroscopic reconstruction of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) — ≈ $19,626
- Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair — ≈ $15,956
- Arthroscopic shoulder remplissage procedure — ≈ $14,729
- Arthroscopic synovectomy of the knee joint — ≈ $11,596
- Arthroscopic total meniscectomy — ≈ $13,028
- Arthroscopic treatment of prepatellar bursitis — ≈ $7,384
- Arthroscopic trochanter bursitis surgery — ≈ $9,130
- Baker's cyst surgery — ≈ $7,848
- Bankart shoulder repair surgery — ≈ $16,205
- Biceps tenotomy — ≈ $8,799
- Bow legs surgery — ≈ $11,416
- Carpal tunnel surgery — ≈ $4,176
- Clavicle osteosynthesis — ≈ $12,062
- Cubital tunnel syndrome surgery — ≈ $7,217
- De Quervain's tendon release — ≈ $4,996
- Delayed osteosynthesis — ≈ $24,698
- Distal biceps tendon repair surgery — ≈ $12,759
- Dupuytren's contracture surgery — ≈ $6,238
- Elbow arthroscopy — ≈ $11,639
- Elbow fracture surgery — ≈ $8,848
- Elbow osteotomy — ≈ $11,074
- External fixation — ≈ $3,213
- Fasciotomy of the lower limb — ≈ $9,142
- Femoral osteotomy — ≈ $16,786
- Finger reconstruction — ≈ $8,212
- Forearm fasciotomy — ≈ $10,182
- Forearm fracture surgery — ≈ $7,669
- Frozen shoulder surgery — ≈ $9,417
- Guyon's canal release — ≈ $5,632
- Haglund's deformity surgery — ≈ $11,685
- Hamstring syndrome surgery — ≈ $13,203
- Hand ganglion cyst removal — ≈ $4,824
- Hand rejuvenation with structural fat grafting — ≈ $9,330
- Hand surgery — ≈ $15,896
- Hand tendon surgery — ≈ $5,554
- High tibial osteotomy — ≈ $18,988
- Hip arthrodesis — ≈ $17,907
- Hip arthroscopy — ≈ $13,848
- Hip core decompression — ≈ $14,749
- Hip debridement surgery — $0
- Hip fracture surgery — ≈ $15,495
- Hip osteotomy — ≈ $19,550
- Hip surgery — ≈ $31,986
- Humerus fracture surgical treatment — ≈ $10,779
- Interphalangeal joint arthrodesis — ≈ $13,142
- Intramedullary nailing — ≈ $11,545
- Joint dislocation reduction — ≈ $13,906
- Knee arthroscopy — ≈ $9,803
- Knee osteotomy — ≈ $18,503
- Latarjet procedure — ≈ $14,108
- Mallet finger surgery — ≈ $4,989
- Mumford procedure — ≈ $11,450
- Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) — ≈ $12,592
- Orthopedic surgery for cerebral palsy — $0
- Osgood–Schlatter disease (OSD) surgery — ≈ $6,330
- Osteosynthesis — ≈ $14,043
- Outerbridge-Kashiwagi procedure — ≈ $7,951
- Partial patellectomy — ≈ $10,850
- Patella fracture surgery — ≈ $10,663
- Patella stabilisation surgery — ≈ $14,239
- Pediatric arthroscopy — $0
- Percutaneous pinning — ≈ $8,075
- Piriformis syndrome surgery — ≈ $10,609
- Polydactyly surgery — ≈ $7,355
- Quadriceps tendon reconstruction — ≈ $18,295
- Quadricepsplasty — ≈ $21,755
- Radial head excision — ≈ $8,366
- Radial head fracture surgery — ≈ $11,177
- Removal of external fixator — ≈ $2,298
- Removal of osteosynthetic material — $0
- Rotator cuff repair — ≈ $11,739
- Running injuries surgical treatment — ≈ $7,102
- SLAP repair surgery — ≈ $17,469
- Scaphoid pseudarthrosis reconstruction — ≈ $10,940
- Shoulder arthroscopy — ≈ $12,981
- Shoulder osteotomy — ≈ $11,126
- Shoulder stabilisation surgery — ≈ $14,871
- Shoulder subacromial decompression surgery — ≈ $10,742
- Sternal fracture treatment — ≈ $11,819
- Surgery for hip impingement — ≈ $17,319
- Surgical Treatments for Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease — ≈ $12,928
- Surgical treatment of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia — ≈ $37,086
- Surgical treatment of elbow instability — ≈ $11,408
- Surgical treatment of hip dysplasia — ≈ $12,707
- Surgical treatment of non-unions — ≈ $12,025
- Syndactyly surgery — ≈ $22,555
- Tennis elbow surgery — ≈ $4,916
- Tommy John surgery — ≈ $7,697
- Total hip replacement (Unilateral) — ≈ $26,343
- Total knee replacement (Unilateral) — ≈ $27,080
- Total patellectomy — ≈ $6,836
- Trapeziectomy — ≈ $9,740
- Trigger finger release — ≈ $3,788
- Wrist arthroscopy — ≈ $10,334
- Wrist fracture surgery — ≈ $10,416
- Wrist ligament repair — ≈ $14,196
- Wrist synovectomy — ≈ $1,938