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Re:New studies zero in on roots of depression and how ketami... by WalterSear on Saturday February 17, 2018 @06:21PM (#16403390)
According to my psychiatrist, you are paying for the malpractice insurance of a doctor performing unestablished medical treatments.
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Re:New studies zero in on roots of depression and how ketami... by aaavl2821 on Saturday February 17, 2018 @07:16PM (#16403624)
That might be misinformed, although $2-6k per infusion is very very high. That price is simply providing a high profit to the provider

There is a group of doctors who provide ketamine therapy and they've created some resources for interested patients. They say cost should be $400-800 per infusion and outline the drivers: http://www.ketamineadvocacynetwork.org/cost/

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Re:New studies zero in on roots of depression and how ketami... by WalterSear on Sunday February 18, 2018 @01:05AM (#16404715)
Fwiw, $800 is the price I was quoted.
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Re:New studies zero in on roots of depression and how ketami... by atomical on Saturday February 17, 2018 @08:22PM (#16403871)
You're paying for the risk that the doctor is taking. It's going directly into his pocket though. That's why regional prices are so far apart.
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