Discover Survey: Estimated versus Actual Costs for 7 Common Medical Expenses

  1. 3-day hospital stay: estimated $11
  2. 013; actual cost $30
  3. 000
  4. Knee Replacement surgery: estimated $16
  5. 873; actual cost $25
  6. 398
  7. Appendectomy: estimated $9
  8. 398; actual cost $13
  9. 910
  10. Giving birth in a hospital (no complications): estimated $12
  11. 595; actual cost $10
  12. 002
  13. IVF: estimated $10
  14. 312; actual cost $8
  15. 158
  16. Cataract surgery: estimated $6
  17. 253; actual cost $3
  18. 762
  19. Emergency room visit: estimated $2
  20. 016; actual cost $1
  21. 917
Notes: Discover surveyed 969 people about how much they thought health care expenses really cost and compared the averaged estimates to average actual costs.

Source: Discover - https://www.discover.com/personal-loans/resources/uncategorized/common-life-exp…

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