How to control costs if you’re having hip replacement or knee replacement surgery
Some 50 years ago, fans were rocking to “Twist and Shout.” These days, the same crowd is rolling on over to orthopedic surgeons for hip and knee replacements.
Medicare recently reported that in 2014, it paid for more than 400,000 of these operations, which cost more than $7 billion for the hospitalizations alone. The average cost for these procedures, including hospitalization and recovery, ranged from $16,500 to $33,000, depending on geographic location.
If you are contemplating one of these surgeries, you’d better work it on out or you may pay more than you should and get less than you need.
Here are 6 tips for navigating the insurance maze that can accompany these popular surgeries.
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