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Phun phacts of little importance - a stent is a small piece of coated stainless mesh tubing. The doc shoves it into the blocked artery, then jacks it open with a little balloon on the end of his catheter. Parts cost for one itty bitty stent: $3,600. Labor - Oh, figure around 20 or 30K, depending upon how much they charge for the room & board.




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