Researchers tracked at least one year of post-surgical costs and smoking status for patients who had inpatient surgery at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic.
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They found smokers incurred an average of $400 more in medical bills per month after discharge, while former smokers incurred $273 more in medical bills per month after discharge.
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