 The Societal and Economic Value of Rotator Cuff Repair AAOS 2015 Rotator cuff repairs result in a lifetime societal savings in the U.S. of approximately 3.44 billion annually. Societal savings offset the direct costs of treatment in patients younger than age 61, resulting in an average net savings of 13,771 per patient. This number significantly increased to 77,662.00 for patients younger than 40 years of age. 