Any medical treatment that involves very long or detailed, skilled surgical treatment will be expensive in professional time, several people being involved in any operation, and in hospital accommodation, the technical equipment as well as medication.
Many individuals, sadly, need treatment for their hearts. In 2010, the cost of cardiovascular disease in the U.S. was about $444 billion. For one person in the US if admitted to a hospital with a heart attack, the cost is $18,200 .