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Procedure | Price Range | |
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Non-Rechargeable Neurostimulator Implantation Cost Average | $16,900 - $46,300 | Free Quote |
Rechargeable Neurostimulator Implantation Cost Average | $25,900 - $71,000 | Free Quote |
Trial Neurostimulator Implantation Cost Average | $5,400 - $14,700 | Free Quote |
Facility | City | Type |
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Hudson Crossing Surgery Center | Fort Lee | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mount Vernon Hospital | Mount Vernon | Acute Care Hospital |
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital | Port Jefferson | Acute Care Hospital |
Hudson Terrace Medical | Englewood Cliffs | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sheepshead Bay Surgery Center | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Boulevard Surgical Center | Long Island City | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Brooklyn Hospital Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Metropolitan Surgery Center | Hackensack | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Phelps Memorial Hospital Center | Sleepy Hollow | Acute Care Hospital |
Pilgrim Medical Center | Montclair | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Ksc Or Services | Huntington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Columbus Hospital | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Metropolitan Lithotriptor | White Plains | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Southside Hospital | Bay Shore | Acute Care Hospital |
Gregory Surgical Services | Jersey City | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Clare's Hospital - Denville | Denville | Acute Care Hospital |
Bergen Regional Medical Center | Paramus | Acute Care Hospital |
Synergy Medical | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Staten Island University Hospital - North Site | Staten Island | Acute Care Hospital |
Andrew Jacono Center | Great Neck | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Usdk Medical | Rockville Centre | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hudson Valley Hospital Center | Cortlandt Manor | Acute Care Hospital |
Melville Surgery Center | Melville | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Cares Ambulatory Surgery Services | New Brunswick | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
New York-presbyterian Hospital/weill Cornell Medical | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Park Avenue Ambulatory Surgery | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Suffolk Surgery Center | Shirley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Queens Surgi-center | Glendale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Central Jersey Ambulatory Surgical Center | Hillsborough | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mountainside Hospital | Montclair | Acute Care Hospital |
All City Family Health Care | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Northern Westchester Hospital | Mount Kisco | Acute Care Hospital |
Ambulatory Surgical Center of Old Bridge | Old Bridge | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Good Samaritan Hospital | Suffern | Acute Care Hospital |
Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center | East Patchogue | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Barnabas Hospital | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
Bey Lea Ambulatory Surgical Center | Toms River | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Coney Island Hospital | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Atrium Surgery Center | Mine Hill | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Long Island College Hospital | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Edison Surgical Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | West Islip | Acute Care Hospital |
Eltra | West Orange | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Parkmed | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Richmond Ambulatory Surgical Facility | Staten Island | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Linden Surgical Center | Linden | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Roxbury Open MRI and Surgical Center | Succasunna | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Raritan Bay Medical Center - Perth Amboy | Perth Amboy | Acute Care Hospital |
University Surgicenter | East Brunswick | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
American Surgical Center of West Orange | West Orange | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Northeast Surgical | Mount Kisco | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Day-op Center of Long Island | Mineola | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Metropolitan Lithotriptor | Hauppauge | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Reed Center | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Centrastate Medical Center | Freehold | Acute Care Hospital |
Metropolitan Lithotriptor | West Nyack | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Ramapo Valley Surgical Center | Ramsey | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Holy Name Hospital | Teaneck | Acute Care Hospital |
Manalapan Surgery Center | Manalapan | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Metropolitan Lithotriptor | New Hyde Park | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Shore Outpatient Surgicenter | Lakewood | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bronx-lebanon Hospital Center - Fulton Division | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | Acute Care Hospital |
Jelksmedical | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Prohealth Ambulatory Surgery Center | New Hyde Park | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Valley Hospital | Ridgewood | Acute Care Hospital |
Day Op of North Nassau | Great Neck | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Garden City Plaza Office Based Surgery | Garden City | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Nassau University Medical Center | East Meadow | Acute Care Hospital |
Rockefeller University Hospital | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Beth Israel Medical Center - Petrie Division | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Peter's University Hospital | New Brunswick | Acute Care Hospital |
Somerset Ambulatory Surgical Center | Somerville | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center | Englewood | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgicenter | Toms River | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
New Island Hospital | Bethpage | Acute Care Hospital |
Metropolitan Lithotriptor | Fresh Meadows | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Westchester Medical Center | Valhalla | Acute Care Hospital |
Fifth Avenue Surgery | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Fort Washington Center | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Metropolitan Lithotriptor | East Setauket | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Southern Ocean County Hospital | Manahawkin | Acute Care Hospital |
Stony Brook University Medical Center | Stony Brook | Acute Care Hospital |
Brook Plaza Ambulatory Surg Ctr | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
NYU Langone Medical Center | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Ambulatory Center of Excellence In Surgery | Bloomfield | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wayne Surgical Center | Wayne | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
New York Hospital Queens | Flushing | Acute Care Hospital |
Lawrence Hospital Center | Bronxville | Acute Care Hospital |
Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen | Acute Care Hospital |
Synergy First Medical | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Westchester Ambulatory Surgery Center | White Plains | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Murray Hill Care | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center | Secaucus | Acute Care Hospital |
Upper East Side Surgical | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Affiliated Ambulatory Surgery | Morristown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Oak Tree Surgery Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Newton Memorial Hospital | Newton | Acute Care Hospital |
Advanced Surgical Arts Facility | Staten Island | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Summit Medical Group Ambulatory Surgery Center | Berkeley Heights | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Fifth Avenue Surgery Center | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Division Hospital | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
Lutheran Healthcare | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch | Acute Care Hospital |
Monmouth Surgi Center | Red Bank | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
New York Westchester Square Medical Center | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
University Hospital | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Bellevue Hospital Center | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
New York Downtown Hospital | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Luke's-roosevelt Hospital Center - Saint Lukes | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Market Street Surgical Center | Saddle Brook | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ambulatory Surgery Center of East Tremont Medical Center | Bronx | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sea Oaks Surgery Center | Little Egg Harbor | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
James Street Surgical Suite | Morristown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ambulatory Surgery Center of Brooklyn | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Harlem Hospital Center | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Northfield Surgical Center | West Orange | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
University Hospital of Brooklyn | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Shrewsbury Surgery Center | Shrewsbury | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune | Acute Care Hospital |
Flushing Hospital Medical Center | Flushing | Acute Care Hospital |
Forest Hills Hospital | Forest Hills | Acute Care Hospital |
Long Island Jewish Medical Center | New Hyde Park | Acute Care Hospital |
Center for Special Procedures | Lakewood | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Jersey Ambulatory Surgery Center | Hackensack | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
South Nassau Communities Hospital | Oceanside | Acute Care Hospital |
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Hunterdon Center for Surgery | Flemington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Morristown Memorial Hospital | Morristown | Acute Care Hospital |
Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgical Center at Millburn | Millburn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Somerset Surgical Center | Bridgewater | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Nyack Hospital | Nyack | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint John's Riverside Hospital - Andrus Pavilion | Yonkers | Acute Care Hospital |
Progressive Surgery Center | Farmingdale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ambulatory Sugical Center of Union County | Union | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | Acute Care Hospital |
County Line Endoscopy and Surgical Center | North Bergen | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Paramus Surgical Center | Paramus | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Garden State Ambulatory Surgery Center | Toms River | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Greenville Hospital | Jersey City | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint James Hospital | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Ridgewood Ambulatory Surgery Center | Ridgewood | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Franklin Hospital | Valley Stream | Acute Care Hospital |
Interfaith Medical Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Community Medical Center | Toms River | Acute Care Hospital |
Ambulatory Surgery Center | Livingston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Queens Hospital Center | Jamaica | Acute Care Hospital |
Stonybrook Surigcal Assoicates | Stonybrook | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Fullerton Surgery Center | Montclair | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Montvale Surgical Center | Montvale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgicare Ambulatory Surgery Center of Ny | Bronx | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
South Shore Ambulatory Surgery Center | Lynbrook | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hackensack Surgery Center | Hackensack | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Eastern Long Island Hospital | Greenport | Acute Care Hospital |
Maj Surgery | Rye | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Northern Monmouth Regional Surgery Center | Manalapan | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Franklin Surgical Center | Basking Ridge | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Chilton Memorial Hospital | Pompton Plains | Acute Care Hospital |
Mediplex Surgery Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgicare of Englewood Cliffs | Englewood Cliffs | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mercy Medical Center | Rockville Centre | Acute Care Hospital |
Bergen Ambulatory Surgery Center | Saddle Brook | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Peconic Bay Medical Center | Riverhead | Acute Care Hospital |
Glen Cove Hospital | Glen Cove | Acute Care Hospital |
Physcian's Choice Surgicenter | Howard Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Lakewood Surgery Center | Lakewood | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Mary's Hospital | Passaic | Acute Care Hospital |
East Orange General Hospital | East Orange | Acute Care Hospital |
Middlesex Surgery Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
2116 Kings Highway GI | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Central Bronx Hospital | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
Ambulatory Surgical Center of New Jersey | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Union Hospital | Union | Acute Care Hospital |
Bayonne Medical Center | Bayonne | Acute Care Hospital |
Roseland Ambulatory Surgery Center | Roseland | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Nguyen Center | Stony Brook | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Lenox Hill Hospital | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Pascack Valley Hospital | Westwood | Acute Care Hospital |
Ocean Medical Center | Brick | Acute Care Hospital |
Huntington Hospital | Huntington | Acute Care Hospital |
Saddle River Valley Surgical Center | Paramus | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Endo-surgi Center of Old Bridge | Old Bridge | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hillside Surgicare | Jamaica | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Mary's Ambulatory Surgery Center | Palisades Park | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
A Center for Advanced Surgery | Paramus | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ridgedale Surgery Center | Cedar Knolls | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway | Rahway | Acute Care Hospital |
Metropolitan Surgical Institute | South Amboy | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Southampton Hospital | Southampton | Acute Care Hospital |
Advanced Surgical Arts Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kimball Medical Center | Lakewood | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Charles Hospital | Port Jefferson | Acute Care Hospital |
Gold Ambulatory Surgery Center | Great Neck | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Seashore Surgical Institute | Brick | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Jersey Center for Surgery | Newton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Toms River Surgery Center | Toms River | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
New York Methodist Hospital | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Putnam Hospital Center | Carmel | Acute Care Hospital |
Ap Surgery Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
St. Vincent's Staten Island Surgery Services | Staten Island | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Richmond Ambulatory Services | Staten Island | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Francis Hospital | Roslyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Essex Surgical Arts Surgery Center | Belleville | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Beth Israel Amb Surg Cent Brooklyn Division | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Metropolitan Lithotriptor | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | Acute Care Hospital |
Nyu Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Inst | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Glen Ridge Surgi Center | Glen Ridge | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Center for Special Surgery | Wall Township | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Gramercy Surgery Center | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Shore Surgi-center | Smithtown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bayshore Community Hospital | Holmdel | Acute Care Hospital |
Unite Health Center | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Shore University Hospital | Manhasset | Acute Care Hospital |
Sound Shore Medical Center | New Rochelle | Acute Care Hospital |
Rockland Ambulatory Surgery | Pearl River | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hoboken University Medical Center | Hoboken | Acute Care Hospital |
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | New Brunswick | Acute Care Hospital |
Karpinski Ambulatory Surgery Unit | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Joseph's Wayne Hospital | Wayne | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Michael's Medical Center | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Somerset Medical Center | Somerville | Acute Care Hospital |
Palisade Surgery Center | Fort Lee | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ambulatory Surgery Center of Greater New York | Bronx | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Metropolitan Lithotriptor | East Meadow | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hospital for Special Surgery | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgical Center at Cedar Knolls | Cedar Knolls | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Overlook Hospital | Summit | Acute Care Hospital |
The Mount Sinai Hospital | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center | Jamaica | Acute Care Hospital |
Hunterdon Medical Center | Flemington | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Joseph's Medical Center | Yonkers | Acute Care Hospital |
Kings County Hospital Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Atlantic Surgery Center | Long Branch | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Passaic Beth Israel Regional Medical Center | Passaic | Acute Care Hospital |
Helen Hayes Hospital | West Haverstraw | Acute Care Hospital |
The Ambulatory Surgery Center of Westchester | Mt Kisco | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Essex Surgery Center | Hackensack | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center | Paterson | Acute Care Hospital |
Old Hook Medical Surgicenter | Emerson | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Metropolitan Hospital Center | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Winthrop-university Hospital | Mineola | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgicare of Oradell | Oradell | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Brooklyn Endoscopy and Ambulatory Surgery Center | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ocean Surgical Pavilion | Oakhurst | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Central Jersey Surgery Center. | Eatontown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sdk Medical | Great Neck | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Elmhurst Hospital Center | Elmhurst | Acute Care Hospital |
Bergen Passaic Ambulatory Surgery Center | Clifton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Trinitas Hospital | Elizabeth | Acute Care Hospital |
Fifth Avenue Medical Operatory | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Garden State Surgical Center | Fair Lawn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Plainview Hospital | Plainview | Acute Care Hospital |
North Jersey Surgery Center | Englewood Cliffs | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Christ Hospital | Jersey City | Acute Care Hospital |
Community Hospital at Dobbs Ferry | Dobbs Ferry | Acute Care Hospital |
New York Community Hospital | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Jfk Medical Center | Edison | Acute Care Hospital |
White Plains Hospital Center | White Plains | Acute Care Hospital |
Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
The Center for Ambulatory Surgery | Mountainside | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Clifton Surgery Center | Clifton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
May Street Surgi Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Jacobi Medical Center | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint John's Episcopal Hospital South Shore | Far Rockaway | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Clare's Hospital - Sussex | Sussex | Acute Care Hospital |
Center for Surgical Specialties | Rutherford | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgery Center of Somerset | Somerset | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Short Hills Surgery Center | Millburn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation Cost and Procedure Introduction
Spinal cord stimulator (SCS) implantation is a procedure in which a small electrical device is placed under the skin near the spine. This procedure is recommended for patients with chronic pain after more conservative measures — medication, physical therapy, surgeries, injections — have failed to provide adequate relief. Spinal cord stimulators are used to deliver electrical pulses to the spinal cord to mask pain signals before they reach the brain. Spinal cord stimulator implantations are performed at a hospital by a neurosurgeon who specializes in pain management. It is usually a two-stage procedure: There is a trial stimulator that will determine if the SCS will work for the type of pain you’re experiencing and where to place the stimulator. Most patients return home the same day as the procedure or the next morning. Recovery times vary, depending on how quickly your body heals and your pain level, but you should be able to return to normal activities within six weeks.
Patient Preparation for Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation
A physical examination will be performed along with blood tests, chest X-rays and EKGs. It is particularly important to inform the physician of all medications or vitamins taken regularly or if you are pregnant (or think you might be pregnant). Also, let your doctor know if you have heart, lung or other medical conditions that may need special attention, and, finally, if you have a history of bleeding disorders or if you are taking any anticoagulant (blood-thinning) medications, aspirin, or other medications that affect blood clotting. You will be given instructions in advance that will outline what you should and should not do in preparation for the surgery; be sure to read and follow those instructions. You will be asked to fast for eight hours before the procedure, generally after midnight. You will need to make arrangements for transportation after the surgery is complete. If you are given a prescription for pain medication, have it filled prior to surgery.
What to Expect During and After Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation
There are two stages to the spinal cord stimulator implantation. The first stage is an outpatient procedure using local anesthetic. Using an X-ray to view the area, the surgeon will insert a hollow needle into the space between the bone and spinal cord. The trial lead is then inserted and placed near specific nerves. The wires will be attached to a generator worn on a belt. You’ll go home and monitor your pain level, following all instructions from your doctor. After three to seven days, you’ll return to your doctor to discuss next steps. If it was successful, you’ll move on to stage two. If the trial was unsuccessful, the doctor will remove the trial leads. Stage two is when the permanent stimulator is implanted. After arriving at the hospital, you’ll have a brief physical exam and you will be given a local anesthetic and sedative. The electrode leads are inserted with the aid of an X-ray. Then a small incision is made over the vertebra. A small portion of the bony arch is removed to make room for the leads, which are attached to the epidural space above the spinal cord. After testing the placement and pain level, the surgeon will run the lead wire under the skin to a generator which will be placed under the skin of the buttock. The surgeon will close the incision using stitches or steri-strips.
After surgery, you will be taken to the recovery room for observation. Once your blood pressure, pulse, and breathing are stable and you are alert, you will most often be discharged to your home. Before being discharged, you will be given instructions about care for your incision, limits on activities and what you should do to aid your recovery. If you notice any of the following, call the number the hospital gave you: Fever, excessive sweating, difficulty urinating, redness, bleeding or worsening pain.
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