Cost is another important factor that is often a deciding point when couples consider methods of permanent sterilization. The cost of vasectomy is typically 3 to 4 times less than the cost of tubal ligation. Although prices vary, regionally, vasectomy costs generally range from about two hundred fifty to one thousand dollars, while the cost of tubal ligation often begin at about one thousand dollars and may go as high as twenty-five hundred dollars. The cost difference is mainly due to the fact of where each procedure is performed; an office procedure vs. a hospital procedure.
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