article_snippet.sent: According to the spokeswoman for the federal receiver, who controls  California prison medical care, Surgery could cost taxpayers as much as $100,000.
article_snippet.sent: The cost to taxpayers for such surgery is uncertain, Joyce Hayhoe, a spokeswoman for the federal receiver who controls California prison medical care said. '
article_snippet.sent: It's several tens of thousands of dollars, possibly close to $100,000, depending on the circumstances.
article_snippet.sent: But It's hard to estimate,' Hayhoe said.
highlights_snippet.sent: Surgery could cost taxpayers up to $100,000 and is the first time such an operation has been ordered in California .
  