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Originally Posted by svandamme
In most countries it would have been just a fraction of that price.
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It would be a fraction of that cost in Angola or Liberia.
In most Western countries it would be expensive, maybe not 15.000 expensive but still.
The fix maybe just meds and mechanical pressure.
But before they put some pills in one's mouth and pop it back in, they have to determine what is actually wrong, hence the exams and X-rays. That raises the cost.
I don't know how many people are needed from the moment that someone is brought into the ER until the moment he is discharged, 2 nurses, a radiologist, a doctor,...?
If you want a cheap fix, ask for a random passer-by to pop it back into place and hope for the best.
I have no idea what it would cost here but it would not be cheap either.
It is lot of money, and they probably do charge a lot more than the actual cost + reasonable profit.
It is very expensive, but what's the other option? Like Moses said, a wheelchair?