If you’re living outside the United States right now, you probably have no idea how costly medical care actually is there – and if you are living in the United States, there’s a good chance you’re trying to figure out how to pay your medical bills right now.
If you doubt me, check out these 14 bills – because they seem as if they would be more at home in a dystopian movie than in real life.
How could you rack up that bill in less than 24 hours?
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
You’d think they’d have better food, at least.
I want to laugh, but it’s really not funny.
Hospital billing to hold your own child after birth from mildlyinfuriating
Yet there it is in black and white.
I’m a registered nurse that contracted covid. This is my bill for my visit to the emergency department. from ABoringDystopia
Nothing good can come of it, honestly.
Got our hospital bill on the same day that a handwritten thank you card from my wife’s nurses arrived. from mildlyinfuriating
They literally just watched him. What?
My Father in Law’s hospital bill after 2 1/2 days in the hospital for observation. from mildlyinfuriating
You mess up, you pay through the nose.
Welcome to the USA. Just the hospital bill from a car accident. Note charges denied. from mildlyinfuriating
Congrats on surviving Covid, here’s a lifetime of crippling debt!
@letstalkaboutbusiness So this is crazy.. #AsSceneOnTubi #PrimeDayDealsDance #BombPopAwards #WidenTheScreen #SipIntoSummer
Probably not, though.
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
It’s all that’s getting us through, honestly.
SLPT: Avoid paying costly medical bills by dying instead from ShittyLifeProTips
It’s hard to tell most of the time.
Welcome to the United States, where it costs you $800 to have pneumonia (with good insurance)! from mildlyinfuriating
I mean, what’s the point?
An uninsured COVID-19 patient just got her medical bill: $34,927.43 from SandersForPresident
Or else I’m just totally getting hosed.
I had to be transported to the hospital last year in an ambulance. It cost $1,118. from mildlyinfuriating
How is this allowed?
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
It’s shameful, really, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to be chancing anytime soon.
Source: https://twistedsifter.com/2022/12/hospital-bills-so-crazy-you-have-to-see-them-to-believe/