Here's a copy of my hospital bill from February 2011 for (left) total hip replacement.
The total is $135,927.70 Yes, that amount is obscene and shows how insanely out of whack US medical care cost have become. I was in the hospital a grand total of 29 - 30 hours. . . hours not days or weeks.
This bill does not include my doctor's fee or his assistants.
Including all pre-op examinations, post-op care (so far) the bill for my hip is slightly over $150,000. The absolute number of hours I have spent with doctors, therapist, radiologist, nurses, pharmacy visits, etc., is 35 -37 hours. Yes, they fixed me.