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		zirkonit on Jan 18, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Compare prices that US hospitals charge p... Cardiac valve procedure at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Medical Center - $458,254.00 cash price. Oh my. I get it that it's an expensive procedure, but OH MY.

huitzitziltzin on Jan 18, 2021 [–]

Kaiser might be a weird outlier. IT is a very different kind of organization (vertically integrated - physicians/insurers/hospitals).

It might be that the price is that insane elsewhere, but Kaiser may not be the best way to judge.

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