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15 Shockingly Expensive Medical Bills In America

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·Posted on Aug 4, 2021

15 Hospital Bills That Are So Expensive, It Honestly Feels Dystopian

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1. This $64,525.55 hospital stay:

2. This $7,154.40 COVID visit:

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3. This $16,639 observation fee:

4. This $448.79 hospital bill:

5. This $2,850,776.10 hospital bill for a 4-month COVID stay:

A hospital bill for 2.8 million dollars

6. This $131,047 heart attack:

7. This $34,927 COVID bill for an uninsured patient:

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8. This $1,386 wisdom teeth removal:

9. This $46,902.55 gallbladder removal:

10. This $39.95 "skin to skin" contact charge for a mother holding their baby:

11. This $34,079 hospital bill:

12. This $229,033.76 card accident treatment bill:

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13. This $9,350 food poisoning bill:

14. This $781.55 pneumonia bill:

15. And finally, this $1,118.00 ambulance ride:

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  • If I was handed a $2.8 million hospital bill, I would ask if it was too late to change my mind and just die because I wouldn't want to live in a place where there are no reservations about handing a person $2.8 million hospital bill.
  • 2 days ago
    American people you do realise it’s not normal right ?
  • 2 days ago
    I was in hospital for 10 days, I was in the ICU for 24 hours hooked up to every machine imaginable, had bloods taken every three hours, then moved to the neuro ward, MRI's, X-rays etc. I came out with not 1 cent owing. Universal health care does work. I know for some it feels like...

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