Hospital surgery estimates vary greatly
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When you drive to a service station to get a part replaced, you'll usually get an estimate and a good idea what the repair will cost. But if you need to have a part of your body replaced, you'll be lucky to get any estimate at all.
Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis called 122 hospitals around the country asking for the "lowest complete price" for hip-replacement surgery....