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Knee Replacement
Hip Replacement
Facility
Location
Cost
Facility
Location
Cost
$29,696 $65,774 $38,026
$43,130 $35,000 $18,000
A
Green Bay Milwaukee Green Bay Milwaukee
A
Marquette
C B D
C B D
Laurium Escanaba Iron Mountain
$35,000
$86,292
A hip replacement in Marquette costs over twice as much as one in Escanaba. A 90 minute drive can result in savings of $25,130!
A fifteen minute drive could save you $20,518, but we’d say the two hour drive is well worth the savings of $56,596!
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