The most expensive thing in a hospital is the MRI machine which can cost as much as $270 million dollars.
A PET/CT scanner can cost as much as $2.5 million dollars.
The equipment such as MRI and PET/CT scanners are some of the highest cost machines for hospitals.
And the cost of organ transplants and brain surgery are also some of the highest and most expensive things in the hospital.
Proton Therapy systems which are used in cancer treatment are also very expensive.
Surgical procedures such as heart, liver and bone marrow transplants are also among the most expensive medical procedures in hospitals.
Other complex surgeries such as aortic valve replacement surgery and exploratory chest surgery can also incur very high costs.
And high cost medications, especially for specialized treatments, can also add significantly to the hospital expenses.
And salaries and benefits to doctors, surgeons and other technicians and support staff also add up.
The wages of doctors, surgeons, technicians and nurses as well as support staff can all contribute to a major part of a hospitals expenses.
A heart transplant can cost as much as $1.3 million dollars.