surgery cost
Operation's financial burden
Surgery cost refers to the total expense of a surgical procedure, including fees for the surgeon, anesthesia, operating room, hospital stay, and related care.
The term often appears in discussions of medical bills and insurance coverage: The surgery cost was higher than we expected.
Patients may comparison-shop when surgery costs vary widely between facilities.
- expensiveCosting much money
- sticker shockDistress from unexpected expense
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- billAmount owed, written
- health insuranceProtection against medical costs
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- medical expensesmedical bill, hospital bill, copay, copayment, deductible
- medical billingmedical billing, claim, copay, copayment, co-payment
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