Distribution of total costs stratified by no infection, non-serious surgical site infection (SSI), and serious SSI. A) Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction B) Cholecystectomy C) Hernia Repair D) Breast-Conserving Surgery (BCS). The X-axis was truncated at $200,000. The percentages of patients with total costs greater than $200,000 for the four procedures were: 0.01% for ACL reconstruction (maximum $266,995), 0.11% for cholecystectomy (maximum $2,199,560), 0.08% for hernia repair (maximum $2,125,635), and 0.24% for BCS (maximum $574,680).