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The $47,000 was the average cost for the angiography so just finding out what was wrong with the heart -- that was what cost her $254 in India. Not a pleasant s
by Erwin 12y ago
The $47,000 was the average cost for the angiography so just finding out what was wrong with the heart -- that was what cost her $254 in India. Not a pleasant sounding procedure, involving sticking a giant needle through your forearm, guiding it up to the heart and injecting some contrast fluid so you can see what's going on the heart (still better than open heart surgery though).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiography
- wil421 12y agoI take back what I said after more thought and reading other comments. If you cant even reliably get a quote on a procedure then there are much bigger issues at hand beside the patients charges.