Members of a clan can recognise each other by their smell. The badger has a special opening (called the subcaudal gland) under its tail, which produces a smelly liquid called musk. This musk is a soapy cream-coloured fatty substance (a bit like margarine in colour and texture).
The total average cost of the TAVI procedure was â¬ 22,876, of which 85% was attributable to the valve price, 7% to other material, 7% to staffing and 1% to logistics (Table 2).
1 The national average cost is $2,700 -- but prices can range from $1,350 to $10,400, according to NewChoiceHealth.com. 2  At the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire, a patient without insurance coverage would pay $3,396.