If a certain hospital's list charges for two different surgical procedures are exactly the same, it must be the case that either those two procedures take the same amount of a surgeon's time to perform, or one procedure takes less time but is performed by a surgeon who is paid more per hour.

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There is a significant disconnect between the costs and list charges. Additionally, the official cost estimates may have nothing to do with any economic concept of cost for any specific service or item.

If a Certain Hospital's List Charges for Two Different Surgical