OrthoBiologics Overview

While BMAC and PRP are innovative and effective treatment plans, they are not covered by insurance carriers and are typically denied as investigational or non-covered. As a result, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush offers it as an out-of-pocket expense and assists the fees by applying a 20% discount. See individual pricing below:

(One joint) Base BMAC Preparation Fee: $3,750
Discount at 20% (-$750.00)
Total Due: $3,000

(Two joint) Base BMAC Preparation Fee: $5,000
Discount at 20% (-$1,000.00)
Total Due: $4,000

(One joint) Base PRP Preparation Fee: $940.00
Discount at 20% (-$190)
Total Due: $750.00

OrthoBiologic therapies are typically denied under insurance as providers consider them experimental, investigational, and/or not medically necessary. To see leading research on the outcomes of biologic therapies, view the review articles listed above.

Most patients will begin to see improvement approximately 1 to 2 months after treatment has been completed. Patients experience increased stability and strength along with a decrease in pain. Recovery time and outcome will be dependent upon the structure treated, the chronicity of the problem and how patients respond to this treatment in general.

The risks of OrthoBiologic injections are extremely low but as with any procedure, there are possible risks and complications. Although very unlikely, any injection can potentially cause bleeding, increased pain, infection or nerve damage. Because your own cells are being utilized, there is no risk of tissue rejection of the cells.

Patients may experience soreness at the collection site and treatment site for a few days following the procedure. However, increased pain is not typically reported by patients.

No, the retrieval of bone marrow and plasma only takes a couple of minutes at the beginning of surgery. They are centrifuged and prepared while the rest of the procedure occurs to be ready for injection without an increase in surgical time.