Woman receives $5,751 ER bill—for an ice pack and a bandage

Woman receives $5,751 ER bill—for an ice pack and a bandage

  • May 4, 2018
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Woman receives $5,751 ER bill—for an ice pack and a bandage

The woman, Jessica Pell, had fainted and hit her head on a table, slicing her ear in the process. She initially went to the emergency department at Hoboken University Medical Center to patch up the injury. But she decided to leave and get treatment elsewhere after she learned that the doctor who would see her there was out of network for her insurance plan and would therefore cost more than an in-network doctor.

Source: arstechnica.com

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