For patients without health insurance, a total hip replacement usually will cost between $31,839 and $44,816, with an average cost of $39,299, according to Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. (http://health.costhelper.com/).
Before They Were Feeble And A Hip Replacement Exceeded An Annual Salary
I Don't Get It 
Zoiks. I better start saving for my new hip. 😉
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Well, you ARE pretty active…
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Don’t tell my hips that. . .
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Eeek! Big money. I often flaunt the Canadian system of socialized medicine where such operations are free. However, hip replacement requests have totally overwhelmed our system and waiting time is 6-12 months. Our doctors say that is comparable to other nations – but I bet it’s much shorter in the US. We do fracture replacements within 48 hours but wear and tear replacements take a long time – sometimes years.
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And here I thought you were going to tell me how easy it was there.
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Naw, this is the bugaboo operation of our system.
As an unrelated aside, Kerbey, I did a guest post over at Cordelia’s Mom’s If you have time to drop by, I would be honored. Thank you. https://cordeliasmomstill.com/2016/06/27/quinn-plays-god-guest-post-by-paul-curran/comment-page-1/#comment-17711
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I saw that, Paul, and then I was unsure if a child was going to die in it. I can’t read or watch any movie/show where a kid dies or I have insomnia for days.
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That’s a lot of money. Why do people say the Human body is only worth a buck if one part costs 49 K?
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Maybe the hip is worth a buck and the “facility fee,” “doctor fee,” and “anesthesiologist fee” total a sports car.
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You are probably right.
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