How much does a hip replacement cost, $87,736.46 or $17,945.97?
How much does a hip replacement cost? $87,736.46 or $17,945.97? Here’s a full bill for a hip replacement at Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, just outside of New York City. Disclosure: The bill is mine, for a procedure Aug. 30, 2022. The total billed was $87,736.46. Listed as “patient savings” was the sum of $70,189.36. What…
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