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Sounds like a teaching hospital based on the surgery being free, but not the hospital stay. This said, in my own case, my surgeon's fees were less than a third of the total that was billed (with over $20k in bills coming from the hospital and anesthesiologist - mostly the hospital) so just getting the OS to provide his services for free does not necessarily mean that the whole deal will be inexpensive.
If you are uninsured, but looking to do this, there are still some options that can curtail costs. A small number of oral surgeons have actually made arrangements with the facilities where they operate so that they can offer an extremely cut-rate "package" deal to uninsured patients. Then there is the option of going overseas. Of course, I'd recommend doing a lot of research before embarking on the latter, to ensure that you're not going to end up with problems as a result. But I do know a couple of people both of whom have used the same surgeon in Costa Rica - their cases have been managed with consummate professionalism by a very skilled OMS, and it's looking like theirs were decisions well made.
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