Clinic General University Hospital in Prague in Prague
The General Teaching Hospital in Prague is an independent contributory organization with legal personality under the direct control of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic. VFN is an important provider of health services, not only in the Czech Republic. VFN provides basic, specialized and especially specialized outpatient and inpatient care for children and adults. It also provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care, including technologically demanding preparations of cytostatics and sterile individually prepared medicinal products, as well as a transfusion service and a medical transport service. At workplaces common to the 1st Faculty of Medicine of Charles University, it creates a broad base not only for diagnostic, therapeutic and nursing care, but also for teaching, science and research. The hospital has the longest tradition of academic medicine in the Czech Republic and since its foundation in 1790 until today it is the largest research medical institution and the main teaching institution of the First Faculty of Medicine. It cooperates with many other educational institutions from all over the Czech Republic. The basic VFN core programs are: diagnosis and treatment of cancer mother and child care diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases comprehensive dental and maxillofacial care diagnosis and treatment of blood and haematopoietic organ diseases research and treatment of metabolic disorders diagnosis and treatment of demyelinating diseases Comprehensive multidisciplinary cooperation between clinics and institutes is the foundation of modern medical care, which we provide for you at 44 clinics, institutes and departments of the General University Hospital in Prague. Everything from the high level of expertise of the teams, the availability of modern examination and treatment methods to the maximum effort for empathy of healthcare professionals of all categories is here for you. The specifics of a large faculty hospital also bring a number of peculiarities. In particular, the presence of medical students, nursing students and other medical specialists. Their teaching is not possible without your cooperation. The hospital provides you with high quality and professional care. If your health permits, be patient with future generations of healthcare professionals and help them and their teachers not only in education but also in educating them to understand the sick and their world.
Cardiac surgery
- Alcohol septal ablation in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy — ≈ $4,938
- Angioplasty of the pulmonary artery — ≈ $4,242
- Aortic valve replacement (AVR) — ≈ $22,169
- Atrial septal defect (ASD) repair — ≈ $11,480
- Balloon angioplasty and stenting of aorta coarctation — ≈ $9,277
- Balloon valvuloplasty — ≈ $16,511
- Bio-prosthetic valve replacement — ≈ $24,349
- Cardiac catheterization — ≈ $1,997
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D) — ≈ $17,940
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy with pacemaker (CRT-P) — ≈ $10,726
- Catheter cardiac ablation — ≈ $10,509
- Catheter cryoablation — ≈ $12,879
- Change of defibrillator — ≈ $4,991
- Coarctectomy in children — ≈ $11,664
- Coil embolization of intracardiac shunts and fistulas — ≈ $5,298
- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) — ≈ $6,171
- Coronary catheterization — ≈ $1,122
- Double valve repair — ≈ $18,885
- Double valve replacement — ≈ $20,309
- Dual chamber pacemaker insertion — ≈ $7,663
- Electrophysiology study (EPS) — ≈ $3,114
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) — $0
- Heart tumor surgery — ≈ $16,969
- Heart valve repair — ≈ $21,225
- Heart valve replacement — ≈ $22,869
- Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation (ICD) — $0
- Insertion of one electrode for implanted pacemaker or defibrillator — ≈ $12,024
- Insertion of two electrodes for implanted pacemaker or defibrillator — $0
- Intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) procedure — ≈ $746
- Leadless Pacemaker implantation Micra and Nanostim — ≈ $10,981
- Left atrial appendage occlusion — ≈ $9,036
- MAZE procedure — ≈ $14,748
- Management of ICD system — ≈ $933
- Management of pacemaker system — ≈ $507
- Mechanical valve replacement — ≈ $28,777
- Minimally invasive valvular heart surgery with valve repair or replacement — $0
- Mitral valve replacement (MVR) — ≈ $16,080
- NobleStitch™ PFO closure procedure — $0
- Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery — ≈ $18,294
- Open commissurotomy — ≈ $11,205
- Open pulmonary valvotomy — ≈ $17,465
- Open-heart intracardiac foreign body removal — ≈ $20,605
- Pacemaker replacement — ≈ $3,691
- Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) open heart surgery in adults — ≈ $5,936
- Percutaneous ASD closure — ≈ $8,471
- Percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty (PBAV) — ≈ $9,304
- Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PBMV) — ≈ $9,780
- Percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (PBPV) — ≈ $6,023
- Percutaneous balloon tricuspid valvuloplasty (PBTV) — ≈ $7,066
- Percutaneous closure of ventricular septal defect (VSD) — ≈ $8,689
- Pericardiectomy — ≈ $12,265
- Pericardiocentesis — ≈ $1,622
- Permanent pacemaker implantation — ≈ $7,537
- Pulmonary artery thromboendarterectomy — ≈ $9,735
- Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) — ≈ $14,641
- Rashkind procedure — ≈ $7,617
- Redo heart surgery — ≈ $15,297
- Removal of permanent pacemaker — ≈ $4,899
- Repair of the ruptured sinuses of Valsalva — ≈ $13,195
- Septal myectomy — ≈ $12,775
- Single chamber pacemaker insertion — ≈ $7,333
- Surgery for tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) in adults — ≈ $10,111
- Surgical ventricular restoration (SVR) — ≈ $12,594
- Temporary pacemaker implantation — ≈ $772
- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) — ≈ $32,016
- Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in adults — ≈ $7,802
- Transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) with MITRACLIP — ≈ $17,838
- Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) — ≈ $16,722
- Tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) — ≈ $17,102
- Ventricular assist device (LVAD, RVAD, BVAD) implantation — $0
- Ventricular septal defect (VSD) repair — ≈ $13,602
Thoracic surgery
- Atypical resections of the lung — ≈ $4,880
- Bilobectomy — ≈ $5,366
- Bronchoplastic surgery — ≈ $4,560
- Chest wall deformity correction — ≈ $5,540
- Decortication — ≈ $5,249
- Diagnostic thoracoscopy — ≈ $2,308
- Diagnostic thoracotomy — ≈ $1,092
- Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) — ≈ $2,068
- Extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) — ≈ $10,049
- Laparoscopic myotomy for achalasia — ≈ $3,110
- Lobectomy — ≈ $9,162
- Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) — $0
- Mediastinal cancer surgery — ≈ $5,201
- Mediastinoscopy — ≈ $4,870
- Mediastinotomy — $0
- Open chest surgery — ≈ $11,907
- Pancoast tumor surgery — ≈ $2,131
- Pneumonectomy — ≈ $6,947
- Repair of diaphragmatic hernia — ≈ $1,907
- Sleeve lobectomy — ≈ $8,186
- Surgery for chest trauma — $0
- Surgery for lung cancer — ≈ $4,725
- Surgical removal of lung cyst (including hydatid cyst) — ≈ $4,154
- Thoracentesis — ≈ $153
- Thoracoplasty including sternoplasty — ≈ $6,015
- Thoracoscopic lung resection — ≈ $5,139
- Thymectomy — ≈ $4,599
- Trachea and air passages surgery — ≈ $11,147
- Wedge resection — ≈ $7,281
Vascular surgery
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair — ≈ $14,132
- Abdominal endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) — ≈ $16,377
- Angioplasty and stenting of visceral arteries (celiac trunk, superior mesenteric artery) — ≈ $5,850
- Angioplasty of the arteries of the lower or upper limbs — ≈ $4,496
- Angioplasty of the brachiocephalic vessels — ≈ $3,193
- Aortic arch replacement — ≈ $13,082
- Aortic reconstruction — ≈ $7,077
- Aortobifemoral stent grafting — ≈ $7,481
- Aortography — ≈ $1,225
- Aortoiliac allografting — ≈ $12,575
- Arteriovenous (AV) fistula surgery — ≈ $1,808
- Arteriovenous (AV) graft surgery — ≈ $2,555
- Bentall surgery — ≈ $19,986
- Carotid and intracerebral thrombolysis — ≈ $13,317
- Carotid angioplasty and stenting — ≈ $6,190
- Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) — ≈ $1,129
- Central venous catheter (CVC/CVAD) placement — ≈ $498
- Complex aortic surgery — ≈ $31,615
- Endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) — ≈ $301
- Endovascular thrombectomy — ≈ $3,600
- Femoral-popliteal bypass graft surgery — ≈ $5,579
- Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement — ≈ $933
- Internal or external carotid artery embolization — $0
- Peripheral artery angioplasty and stent placement — ≈ $320
- Peripheral artery bypass — ≈ $10,263
- Portocaval anastomosis — $0
- Reconstructive surgery for peripheral artery disease (PAD) — ≈ $9,975
- Renal artery angioplasty and stenting — ≈ $3,870
- Renal artery bypass surgery — ≈ $6,286
- Replacement of central venous catheter — ≈ $1,350
- Ross operation — ≈ $22,711
- Secondary Cimino arteriovenous anastomosis surgery — ≈ $1,461
- Surgical thrombectomy — ≈ $8,327
- Thoracic aortic aneurysm surgery — ≈ $16,301
- Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) — ≈ $16,624
- Valve sparing root replacement (VSRR) — ≈ $11,328
Oncology
- Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) — $0
- Autologous bone marrow transplantation (BMT) — $0
- Bilateral adnexectomy — ≈ $3,852
- Cervical lymphadenectomy — ≈ $6,028
- Chemotherapy for brain cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for colorectal cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for gallbladder cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for head and neck cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for leukemia — $0
- Chemotherapy for liver cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for lung cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for lymphoma — $0
- Chemotherapy for myeloma — $0
- Chemotherapy for neuroblastoma — $0
- Chemotherapy for neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) — $0
- Chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for stomach cancer — $0
- Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy — $0
- Conization — ≈ $114
- Cord blood stem cell transplantation — $0
- Debulking cytoreductive surgery — ≈ $7,739
- Endometriosis surgery — ≈ $3,047
- Floor of mouth cancer resection — ≈ $2,273
- Hematopoietic stem cell harvest — $0
- Hemiglossectomy — ≈ $2,932
- Hormone therapy for breast cancer — $0
- Hysteroscopic polypectomy — ≈ $2,156
- Immune checkpoint inhibitors — $0
- Interstitial chemotherapy for brain tumors — $0
- Laparascopic myomectomy — ≈ $1,141
- Laparoscopic adnexectomy — ≈ $2,726
- Laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy — ≈ $880
- Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) — ≈ $1,331
- Laparoscopy-assisted supracervical hysterectomy (LASH) — ≈ $3,291
- Lip resection — ≈ $5,131
- Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) — ≈ $380
- Mandibular resection — ≈ $10,533
- Mandibular resection + Reconstruction — ≈ $8,495
- Monoclonal antibodies therapy (mAbs) — $0
- Myomectomy — ≈ $2,829
- Natural killer (NK) cell therapy — $0
- Open hysterectomy — ≈ $981
- Oral cancer surgery — ≈ $11,426
- Ovarian transposition — ≈ $1,190
- Parotidectomy — ≈ $2,912
- Partial vulvectomy — ≈ $2,404
- Radiation therapy — $0
- Radical trachelectomy — ≈ $3,720
- Radical vulvectomy — ≈ $4,480
- Salpingectomy — ≈ $2,444
- Splenectomy — ≈ $4,954
- Stem cell transplant (peripheral blood) — $0
- Submandibular gland resection — ≈ $2,211
- Total glossectomy — ≈ $4,341
- Total glossectomy + Reconstruction — $0
- Total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) — ≈ $1,052
- Total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) + Bilateral adnexectomy — ≈ $4,768
- Total skin electron therapy (TSET) — $0
- Vaginal hysterectomy — ≈ $981
- Vaginectomy — ≈ $2,768