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

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1. This $64,525.55 hospital stay:

My bill for a 2 night hospital stay. from ABoringDystopia

2. This $7,154.40 COVID visit:

I’m a registered nurse that contracted covid. This is my bill for my visit to the emergency department. from ABoringDystopia

3. This $16,639 observation fee:

My Father in Law's hospital bill after 2 1/2 days in the hospital for observation. from mildlyinfuriating

4. This $448.79 hospital bill:

Had to pay a hospital bill so it didn’t go into collections last week. I’m crying. from povertyfinance

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

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6. This $131,047 heart attack:

SLPT: Avoid paying costly medical bills by dying instead from ShittyLifeProTips

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

An uninsured COVID-19 patient just got her medical bill: $34,927.43 from SandersForPresident

8. This $1,386 wisdom teeth removal:

I bought dental insurance specifically so I could afford to get my wisdom teeth removed. Humana deducted less than what I pay them monthly from my medical bill. from mildlyinfuriating

9. This $46,902.55 gallbladder removal:

My mother’s hospital bill of when she went to the ER cause of her gallbladder and had to have emergency surgery. She was in the hospital for one day... from mildlyinfuriating

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

Hospital billing to hold your own child after birth from mildlyinfuriating

11. This $34,079 hospital bill:

Got our hospital bill on the same day that a handwritten thank you card from my wife's nurses arrived. from mildlyinfuriating

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

Welcome to the USA. Just the hospital bill from a car accident. Note charges denied. from mildlyinfuriating

13. This $9,350 food poisoning bill:

Went to the ER for what turned out to be bad food poisoning. Was in a bed for less than 2 hours. Got the bill today. from mildlyinfuriating

14. This $781.55 pneumonia bill:

Welcome to the United States, where it costs you $800 to have pneumonia (with good insurance)! from mildlyinfuriating

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

I had to be transported to the hospital last year in an ambulance. It cost $1,118. from mildlyinfuriating