"Mother Teresa" University Hospital Center in Tirana is the largest health institution in Albania and as an academic health institution it is the only one of its kind, being classified as the only Albanian tertiary health center.Currently, QSU "Mother Teresa" offers ambulatory health services for about 300,000 people/year, hospital services for over 80,000 cases/year and emergency services for over 260,000 people/year. The hospital has a capacity of 1450 beds and provides medical assistance to an average of 400 daily inpatients.QSUNT has a total number of employees of 2967, of which 1808 are medical staff, 308 are specialists of the Faculty of Medicine and 850 administrative employees in the service and administration sectors. 66 doctors with the title of professor work in the hospital, 176 doctors with different ranks.
Cardiac surgery
- Aortic valve replacement (AVR) — ≈ $17,558
- Arterial switch operation (ASO) — ≈ $11,073
- Atrial septal defect (ASD) repair — ≈ $6,815
- Atrial septal defect (ASD) repair in children — ≈ $9,242
- Atrioventricular canal defect surgery — ≈ $9,725
- Balloon angioplasty and stenting of aorta coarctation — ≈ $7,352
- Balloon valvuloplasty — ≈ $13,268
- Bio-prosthetic valve replacement — ≈ $13,543
- Blalock-Taussig shunt — ≈ $6,231
- Cardiac catheterization — ≈ $1,686
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D) — ≈ $12,019
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy with pacemaker (CRT-P) — ≈ $7,348
- Change of defibrillator — ≈ $3,978
- Coil embolization of intracardiac shunts and fistulas — ≈ $4,429
- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) — ≈ $14,100
- Coronary catheterization — $520
- Double valve repair — ≈ $10,218
- Double valve replacement — ≈ $12,557
- Dual chamber pacemaker insertion — ≈ $4,614
- Ebstein anomaly correction — ≈ $6,767
- Fontan procedure — ≈ $10,289
- Fractional flow reserve (FFR) — ≈ $383
- Glenn procedure — ≈ $10,661
- Heart tumor surgery — ≈ $15,459
- Heart valve repair — ≈ $15,791
- Heart valve replacement — ≈ $15,639
- Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation (ICD) — $0
- Insertion of one electrode for implanted pacemaker or defibrillator — ≈ $2,773
- Insertion of two electrodes for implanted pacemaker or defibrillator — $0
- Intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) procedure — ≈ $1,893
- Leadless Pacemaker implantation Micra and Nanostim — ≈ $4,867
- Left atrial appendage occlusion — ≈ $5,442
- Management of ICD system — ≈ $499
- Management of pacemaker system — ≈ $254
- Mechanical valve replacement — ≈ $19,319
- Mitral valve replacement (MVR) — ≈ $12,237
- Nikaidoh procedure — ≈ $5,931
- NobleStitch™ PFO closure procedure — $0
- Norwood procedure — ≈ $8,751
- Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery — ≈ $14,576
- Open commissurotomy — ≈ $8,035
- Open pulmonary valvotomy — ≈ $11,455
- Open-heart intracardiac foreign body removal — ≈ $21,055
- Pacemaker replacement — ≈ $2,910
- Partial anomalous pulmonary return (PAPVR) correction — $0
- Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ligation in children — ≈ $9,520
- Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) open heart surgery in adults — ≈ $2,529
- Percutaneous ASD closure — ≈ $6,918
- Percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty (PBAV) — ≈ $7,739
- Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PBMV) — ≈ $7,782
- Percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (PBPV) — ≈ $4,776
- Percutaneous balloon tricuspid valvuloplasty (PBTV) — ≈ $6,194
- Percutaneous closure of ventricular septal defect (VSD) — ≈ $5,994
- Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with angioplasty — ≈ $3,133
- Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent insertion — ≈ $4,687
- Permanent pacemaker implantation — ≈ $4,969
- Pulmonary artery banding (PAB) — ≈ $5,289
- Pulmonary artery thromboendarterectomy — ≈ $4,148
- Radical correction of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) — ≈ $9,683
- Rashkind procedure — ≈ $4,958
- Rastelli procedure — ≈ $8,613
- Redo heart surgery — ≈ $11,753
- Removal of permanent pacemaker — ≈ $3,528
- Repair of the ruptured sinuses of Valsalva — ≈ $8,278
- Rotational atherectomy — ≈ $1,192
- Septal myectomy — ≈ $5,442
- Single chamber pacemaker insertion — ≈ $4,828
- Surgery for tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) in adults — ≈ $5,771
- Surgical ventricular restoration (SVR) — ≈ $7,663
- Temporary pacemaker implantation — ≈ $404
- Total anomalous pulmonary return (TAPVR) correction — ≈ $8,642
- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) — ≈ $20,970
- Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in adults — ≈ $6,605
- Transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) with MITRACLIP — ≈ $13,596
- Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) — ≈ $10,132
- Tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) — ≈ $9,100
- Truncus arteriosus repair — ≈ $10,948
- Ventricular assist device (LVAD, RVAD, BVAD) implantation — $0
- Ventricular septal defect (VSD) repair — ≈ $7,927
- Ventricular septal defect (VSD) repair in children — ≈ $8,656
Thoracic surgery
- Atypical resections of the lung — ≈ $2,567
- Bilobectomy — ≈ $3,058
- Bronchoplastic surgery — ≈ $2,606
- Chest wall deformity correction — ≈ $3,753
- Decortication — ≈ $3,843
- Diagnostic thoracoscopy — ≈ $1,509
- Diagnostic thoracotomy — ≈ $1,377
- Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) — ≈ $1,143
- Esophageal dilation — ≈ $244
- Esophageal stenting — ≈ $1,005
- Esophagocoloplasty — ≈ $1,024
- Extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) — ≈ $6,114
- Laparoscopic myotomy for achalasia — ≈ $2,825
- Lobectomy — ≈ $6,987
- Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) — $0
- Mediastinal cancer surgery — ≈ $3,321
- Mediastinoscopy — ≈ $2,422
- Mediastinotomy — $0
- Open chest surgery — ≈ $8,044
- Pancoast tumor surgery — ≈ $908
- Pneumonectomy — ≈ $4,547
- Removal of a malignant tumor of the chest wall — ≈ $2,248
- Repair of diaphragmatic hernia — ≈ $732
- Rib cancer surgical treatment — ≈ $1,903
- Sleeve lobectomy — ≈ $5,308
- Surgery for chest trauma — $0
- Surgery for lung cancer — ≈ $2,553
- Surgical removal of lung cyst (including hydatid cyst) — ≈ $1,897
- Thoracentesis — ≈ $252
- Thoracoplasty including sternoplasty — ≈ $3,887
- Thoracoscopic lung resection — ≈ $2,990
- Thymectomy — ≈ $2,499
- Trachea and air passages surgery — ≈ $5,988
- Wedge resection — ≈ $5,440
- Windpipe cancer surgery — ≈ $21,022
Vascular surgery
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair — ≈ $8,989
- Abdominal endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) — ≈ $11,355
- Aortic arch replacement — ≈ $8,787
- Aortic reconstruction — ≈ $3,001
- Aortography — ≈ $835
- Aortoiliac allografting — ≈ $6,260
- Arteriovenous (AV) fistula surgery — ≈ $1,227
- Arteriovenous (AV) graft surgery — ≈ $1,552
- Arteriovenous malformations (AVM) embolization — ≈ $8,221
- Bentall surgery — ≈ $13,533
- Bilateral varicose veins surgery — ≈ $1,285
- Carotid and intracerebral thrombolysis — ≈ $5,674
- Carotid angiography — ≈ $652
- Carotid angioplasty and stenting — ≈ $4,115
- Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) — ≈ $2,643
- Catheter embolization — ≈ $1,993
- Catheter-directed sclerotherapy (CDS) (Bilateral) — ≈ $720
- Catheter-directed sclerotherapy (CDS) (Unilateral) — $19
- Cerebral angiography — ≈ $530
- Chemodectoma surgery — ≈ $6,823
- Complex aortic surgery — ≈ $22,701
- Crossectomy — ≈ $719
- Crossectomy + Saphenous vein ligation and stripping + Side vein surgery — ≈ $1,295
- Crossectomy and side vein surgery — ≈ $2,218
- Cryosurgery of varicose veins — ≈ $1,250
- Embolization of peripheral arteries aneurysm — ≈ $13,779
- Endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) — ≈ $186
- Endovascular repair of peripheral artery aneurysm with a stent-graft — ≈ $3,930
- Endovascular thrombectomy — ≈ $1,886
- Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) for varicose vein (Bilateral) — ≈ $2,070
- Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) for varicose vein (Unilateral) — ≈ $1,341
- Femoral artery angiography — ≈ $527
- Femoral-popliteal bypass graft surgery — ≈ $3,433
- Foam sclerotherapy (Bilateral) — ≈ $408
- Foam sclerotherapy (Unilateral) — ≈ $437
- Hybrid varicose veins treatment (open+endovascular) — $0
- Iliac artery aneurysms stent grafting — $0
- Internal or external carotid artery embolization — $0
- Laser treatment for spider veins — ≈ $310
- Ligation of incompetent perforator veins — ≈ $311
- Mechanochemical Ablation (MOCA) — ≈ $1,006
- Pelvic vein embolization (PVE) — ≈ $1,621
- Peripheral angiography — $520
- Peripheral artery aneurysm surgery — ≈ $9,614
- Peripheral artery bypass — ≈ $6,864
- Phlebectomy (including mini-phleboctomy) — $26
- Phlebography — ≈ $440
- Portocaval anastomosis — $0
- Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) — ≈ $3,853
- Pulmonary angiography — ≈ $560
- Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for varicose veins (Bilateral) — ≈ $1,350
- Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for varicose veins (Unilateral) — ≈ $933
- Reconstructive surgery for peripheral artery disease (PAD) — ≈ $8,542
- Renal arteries embolization (RAE) — ≈ $3,082
- Renal artery bypass surgery — ≈ $3,592
- Ross operation — ≈ $12,198
- Secondary Cimino arteriovenous anastomosis surgery — ≈ $1,105
- Spider vein sclerotherapy — ≈ $236
- Surgical thrombectomy — ≈ $8,703
- Thoracic aortic aneurysm surgery — ≈ $12,507
- Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) — ≈ $12,163
- Unilateral varicose veins surgery — ≈ $1,066
- Uterine artery embolization (UAE) — ≈ $1,974
- Valve sparing root replacement (VSRR) — ≈ $4,826
- Varicose vein stripping (Unilateral) — ≈ $2,701
- Varicose veins treatment — ≈ $2,672
- Venaseal glue therapy of varicose vein (Bilateral) — ≈ $2,150
- Venaseal glue therapy of varicose vein (Unilateral) — ≈ $1,657
- Visceral organs angiography — ≈ $543
Neurosurgery
- Aqueductoplasty — $0
- Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) resection — ≈ $4,833
- Benign peripheral nerve tumor removal — ≈ $1,084
- Brachial plexus surgery — ≈ $3,462
- Brain aneurysm clipping — ≈ $7,387
- Brain aneurysm repair — ≈ $7,322
- Brain biopsy — ≈ $1,853
- Brain shunt surgery — ≈ $4,695
- Brain tumor embolization — ≈ $5,847
- Brain tumors surgery — ≈ $6,392
- Burr hole surgery — ≈ $1,176
- Cavernous malformation treatment — ≈ $4,137
- Corpus callosotomy — ≈ $2,035
- Craniofacial surgery — ≈ $3,126
- Cranioplasty — ≈ $2,454
- Craniosynostosis surgery — ≈ $6,143
- Craniotomy — ≈ $8,493
- Decompressive craniectomy — ≈ $7,677
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS) — ≈ $27,867
- Elevation of depressed skull fracture — ≈ $2,219
- Embolization for cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) — ≈ $8,037
- Endoscopic pituitary surgery — ≈ $6,209
- Endoscopic septostomy — ≈ $1,929
- Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) — ≈ $2,183
- Endovascular coiling for brain aneurysms — ≈ $7,692
- Endovascular stenting of cerebral vessels — ≈ $6,785
- Epidural block — ≈ $297
- Epidural hematoma treatment — ≈ $1,523
- External ventricular drain (EVD) placement — ≈ $594
- Extra-intracranial arterial bypass (EIAB) — ≈ $8,160
- Extracranial CSF drainage — $0
- Facet joint injection — ≈ $367
- Facial nerve repair — ≈ $720
- Focal resection — ≈ $1,533
- Functional hemispherectomy — ≈ $3,151
- Functional neurosurgery — ≈ $1,717
- Head injury surgery — ≈ $2,515
- Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) surgical treatment — ≈ $2,860
- Intracranial hemorrhage treatment — ≈ $5,138
- Intracranial mechanical thrombectomy — ≈ $3,379
- Intrathecal pain pump — ≈ $1,401
- Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) — ≈ $11,023
- Lumbar puncture — ≈ $237
- Microvascular decompression (MVD) — ≈ $5,189
- Multiple subpial transection (MST) — ≈ $3,091
- Nerve decompression surgery — ≈ $1,744
- Nerve graft repair — ≈ $2,016
- Ommaya reservoir placement — ≈ $1,808
- Pallidotomy — ≈ $4,967
- Peripheral nerve repair — ≈ $1,970
- Pipeline embolization procedure — $0
- Repair of congenital skull defects — ≈ $1,395
- Responsive neurostimulation (RNS) insertion — ≈ $14,557
- Shunt revision — ≈ $1,680
- Skull base surgery — ≈ $6,890
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage treatment — ≈ $581
- Subdural haematoma treatment — ≈ $2,928
- Surgery for an acoustic neuroma — ≈ $5,167
- Surgical neurolysis — ≈ $925
- Temporal lobe resection — ≈ $5,533
- Traumatic cerebrospinal fluid leaks surgical repair — ≈ $1,301
- Vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) implantation — ≈ $2,437
Oncology
- Abdominoperineal resection (APR) — ≈ $7,745
- Adrenalectomy — ≈ $4,977
- Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) — $0
- Autologous bone marrow transplantation (BMT) — $0
- Axillary lymphadenectomy — ≈ $1,093
- Bilateral adnexectomy — ≈ $2,863
- Brachytherapy — $0
- Breast reconstruction after mastectomy — ≈ $4,639
- Chemotherapy for brain cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for colorectal cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for endometrial 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 lymphoma — $0
- Chemotherapy for myeloma — $0
- Chemotherapy for neuroblastoma — $0
- Chemotherapy for neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) — $0
- Chemotherapy for ovarian cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for retinoblastoma — $0
- Chemotherapy for stomach cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for vaginal cancer — $0
- Childhood vascular tumor treatment — ≈ $446
- Cholecystectomy — ≈ $1,805
- Colon polypectomy — ≈ $767
- Colorectal endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) — ≈ $1,411
- Conization — ≈ $1,141
- Cord blood stem cell transplantation — $0
- Cordectomy — ≈ $495
- Cryotherapy for skin lesions — ≈ $978
- Cystectomy + Bladder reconstruction — ≈ $5,710
- Cystoprostatectomy — ≈ $2,676
- Debulking cytoreductive surgery — ≈ $5,552
- Distal gastric resection — ≈ $3,424
- Distal pancreatectomy — ≈ $7,724
- Double preventive mastectomy — ≈ $3,654
- Duodenectomy — ≈ $946
- Endolaryngeal surgery — ≈ $1,304
- Endometriosis surgery — ≈ $1,473
- Esophagogastrectomy — ≈ $33,195
- Extended cholecystectomy — ≈ $13,035
- External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) — $0
- Gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) — ≈ $1,871
- Hartmann's operation — ≈ $3,328
- Hematopoietic stem cell harvest — $0
- Hemicolectomy — ≈ $5,811
- Hemilaryngectomy — ≈ $2,606
- Hemithyroidectomy — ≈ $2,238
- Hormone therapy for ovarian cancer — $0
- Hysteroscopic polypectomy — ≈ $1,179
- Inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy — ≈ $1,434
- Intersphincteric resection (ISR) — ≈ $1,321
- Interstitial chemotherapy for brain tumors — $0
- Jejunostomy — ≈ $1,897
- LINAC based stereotactic radiosurgery — $0
- Laparascopic myomectomy — ≈ $2,641
- Laparoscopic adnexectomy — ≈ $1,959
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — ≈ $2,223
- Laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy — ≈ $2,177
- Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) — ≈ $2,506
- Laparoscopy-assisted supracervical hysterectomy (LASH) — ≈ $1,638
- Laproscopic total gastrectomy — ≈ $6,321
- Laser therapy for skin lesions — ≈ $1,175
- Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) — ≈ $706
- Low anterior resection (LAR) — ≈ $4,859
- Lumpectomy — ≈ $1,570
- Major liver resection — ≈ $14,214
- Mediastinal lymphadenectomy — ≈ $985
- Melanoma surgical removal — ≈ $3,725
- Minor liver resection — ≈ $4,055
- Mohs surgery — ≈ $1,683
- Myomectomy — ≈ $1,801
- Nasal cavity cancer surgery — ≈ $1,849
- Needle biopsy — ≈ $339
- Nephroureterectomy — ≈ $5,042
- Nipple and areola reconstruction — ≈ $1,555
- Non-anatomic liver resection (NAR) — ≈ $11,338
- Omentectomy — ≈ $958
- Open hysterectomy — ≈ $1,822
- Orchiectomy — ≈ $1,910
- Ovarian transposition — ≈ $507
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy — ≈ $11,687
- Paranasal sinus cancer surgery — ≈ $1,778
- Parathyroidectomy — ≈ $2,864
- Partial cystectomy — ≈ $2,817
- Partial mastectomy — ≈ $2,231
- Partial penectomy — ≈ $2,538
- Partial vulvectomy — ≈ $1,821
- Pelvic bone resection — ≈ $2,613
- Pelvic lymphadenectomy — ≈ $1,694
- Pharyngeal cancer surgery — ≈ $6,461
- Proctocolectomy — ≈ $5,766
- Proximal gastric resection — ≈ $4,408
- Radiation therapy — $0
- Radical cystectomy — ≈ $9,179
- Radical mastectomy — ≈ $5,076
- Radical nephrectomy — ≈ $5,826
- Radical nephrectomy + Inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombectomy — ≈ $5,457
- Radical prostatectomy — ≈ $5,597
- Radical trachelectomy — ≈ $2,199
- Radical vulvectomy — ≈ $3,258
- Radioactive Iodine therapy for thyroid cancer — $1,039
- Rectum anterior resection — ≈ $6,243
- Removal of benign skin lesions — ≈ $543
- Retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy — ≈ $3,747
- Retroperitoneal tumor resection — ≈ $6,966
- Salpingectomy — ≈ $1,391
- Sentinel node biopsy — ≈ $1,742
- Sigmoidectomy — ≈ $3,733
- Simple mastectomy — ≈ $3,570
- Skin cancer surgery — ≈ $783
- Small bowel resection — ≈ $4,831
- Soft tissue tumor removal — ≈ $3,163
- Splenectomy — ≈ $3,547
- Stem cell transplant (peripheral blood) — $0
- Subcutaneous mastectomy — ≈ $1,963
- Subtotal gastrectomy — ≈ $4,841
- Subtotal thyroidectomy — ≈ $2,241
- Surgery for bone cancer — ≈ $4,227
- Surgical breast biopsy — ≈ $1,028
- TRAM flap breast reconstruction — ≈ $9,766
- Total colectomy — ≈ $5,577
- Total esophagectomy — ≈ $15,372
- Total gastrectomy — ≈ $11,426
- Total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) — ≈ $2,235
- Total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) + Bilateral adnexectomy — ≈ $3,045
- Total laryngectomy — ≈ $4,691
- Total pancreatectomy — ≈ $4,621
- Total parietal peritonectomy — $0
- Total penectomy — ≈ $2,467
- Total skin electron therapy (TSET) — $0
- Total thyroidectomy — ≈ $2,587
- Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) — ≈ $770
- Transurethral incision of the prostate (TUIP) — ≈ $1,173
- Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) — ≈ $1,969
- Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) — ≈ $2,651
- Ureteral cancer surgery — $0
- Urethral cancer surgery — ≈ $644
- Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy — ≈ $556
- Vaginal hysterectomy — ≈ $2,546
- Vaginectomy — ≈ $1,963
Orthopedic surgery
- Above-the-knee amputations (AKA) — ≈ $2,101
- Below-the-knee amputation (BKA) — ≈ $1,007
- Diabetic foot surgery — ≈ $1,834
- Finger/toe amputation surgery — ≈ $936
- Hand amputation surgery — ≈ $591
- Shoulder disarticulation — ≈ $2,790
- Upper limb amputation — ≈ $1,509