Dr. Helen J. Kuo

Helen Kuo, MD Dr. Helen J. Kuo joined Idaho Urologic Institute in 2010 and is a board certified urologist. A graduate of Northwestern University, Dr. Kuo completed medical school, internship and residency at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Dr. Kuo specializes in the treatment of complex kidney stones, vasectomy, female and male incontinence and minimally invasive treatment for stones, prostate enlargement, renal tumors, obstruction and prostate cancer. Dr. Kuo has a special interest in urologic oncology, including testis and bladder cancer surgery. She is proficient in robotic and laparoscopic surgery.

Dr. Kuo was raised in the Midwest. Her father was a radiologist and sparked her interest in medicine at a young age. She has served as a medical volunteer in Bolivia and Kenya. She learned medical Spanish while living in a rural community in Bolivia studying Chagas disease. Dr. Kuo is also fluent in Mandarin. She enjoys traveling and spending time with her children.

She is a member of the American Urological Association, American Medical Association, the Ada County Medical Association, and the Idaho Medical Association. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Urology.

Dr. Kuo has medical privileges at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Centers, Boise and Nampa; St. Luke’s Regional Medical Centers, Boise and Meridian; Vibra Hospital of Boise; Boise VA Medical Center; West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell; and Treasure Valley Hospital.

PRICING DISCLAIMER:

IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY AT THE SURGERY CENTER OF IDAHO (SCI) AND WE ARE FILING INSURANCE CLAIMS FOR YOU, THE PRICES LISTED ON THIS WEBSITE MAY NOT APPLY. Each insurance company and governmental payor (e.g., Medicare or Medicaid) has different negotiated fee schedules. Therefore, depending upon your insurance carrier, the costs to you may vary. The pricing made available is intended to provide you with an estimate of your expected out-of-pocket SCI facility fee costs: A) if you have a High Deductible Health Care Plan (where you are responsible for paying for the procedure up front), B) if you have co-insurance that is a percent of the allowable charges, or C) if you are paying cash for the procedure.

It is our goal for you to be able to estimate your out-of-pocket SCI facility fee costs in the event you have a procedure performed at SCI. Each procedure performed at SCI may include multiple fees, including the SCI facility fee, the surgeon's professional fee, anesthesia and pathology fees, hardware, implants and devices. The pricing provided by this website is for the FACILITY FEE at SCI alone and assumes that it is an uncomplicated procedure (some of the listed procedures DO include the cost of the implant or device). The following are NOT INCLUDED IN THE FACILITY FEE: anesthesia, pathology, and surgical professional fees, implants (unless annotated on the following lists), hardware or devices. Anesthesia, pathology (if needed), and surgical professional fees will be billed separately.

Any hardware or implants necessary for the completion of the procedure (for example: cochlear implants, implantable penile prosthesis, neurostimulator, etc.) will be billed in addition to the Facility Fee (unless included). We will do our best to provide you with an estimate of these costs based upon your surgeon's plan for you. Implants will be provided to you at cost, with no mark-up.

Because the human body is different for everyone, additional procedures may be performed in the same case in order to meet your specific care needs. This pricing does not include any complications that may be common with the procedure(s). In addition, expenses or fees resulting from complications subsequent to the completion of the surgery and discharge from the facility are not included. In the event that this occurs, your total costs may increase.

The costs provided are only an estimate. Your actual costs will depend upon the surgical procedure(s) performed by your physician. Please contact us for more detailed pricing and explanations.

This website is a partial list of procedures (many other procedures are performed so please ask your surgeon or call us at 208-639-4900 if you don’t see your procedure). The out-of-pocket (cash) costs listed are not negotiable and reflect a 35% discount based on being paid in full, in advance (some procedures are not eligible for a discount).

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