6 of 10 · A piece of titanium

The implant is four thousand. The night is forty.

A knee set costs the hospital about $4,200. The chargemaster for the stay is more than ten times that.

Knee implant — hospital buy$4,200
vs
Hospital list for the stay$41,632

GPO implant vs modeled US community-hospital list. Cash at Surgery Center of Oklahoma is $17,679.

The titanium is not alchemy. Hospitals pay about $4,200 for a primary TKA set. The list for the episode is $41,632. Posted cash at Surgery Center of Oklahoma is $17,679.

The gap is OR time, markup, and the fact that you cannot walk out of the only hospital in town.

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