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Hospital care for a heart attack cost around $25,000 in San Francisco, but closer to $15,000 in parts of Los Angeles. A doctor’s visit for a common cold cost $205 in San Francisco, compared to as low as $122 in Los Angeles.
October 4, 2023
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Gallbladder surgery might cost a commercially insured patient $1,418.04 at one hospital or as much as $13,469 for the surgery at another, leaving a price difference of 850%.
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