Rotator Cuff Repair Costs: It’s the Implants, Stupid

Shoulder pain may keep your clinic full, but it’s also keeping hospital CFOs up at night. With more than 460,000 rotator cuff repairs (RCRs) performed each year in the U.S. — and a $1.2 to $1.6 billion annual price tag — the question isn’t whether it’s expensive, but why.