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- Total Number of Spine Fusions: 455,500
- Most Costly Operating Room Procedure, Hospital Stays Totaling $14.1 Billion
Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #281:
Overview of Operating Room Procedures During Inpatient Stays in U.S. Hospitals, 2018.
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