One guy wrote:
I never truly understood how much healthcare in the US costs until I got Appendicitis in October. I'm a 20 year old guy. Thought other people should see this to get a real idea of how much an unpreventable illness costs in the US.
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The cover page of sorts. You can see the original total up at the top. Thankfully I was still on my dad’s insurance for another month or so. $55,029,.31 would have been way too much for me to pay on my own. Then again $11,119.53 is still a ton at this time in my life.
First page (back)
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The services I received. I think you can see how outrageous some of these costs are. Such as the Recovery Room that I was in for maybe two hours. Or the Room and Board that I had for one night. Or maybe the $4,500 worth of anesthesia they supposedly used on me.
Second page
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I never truly understood how much healthcare in the US costs until I got Appendicitis in October. I'm a 20 year old guy. Thought other people should see this to get a real idea of how much an unpreventable illness costs in the US.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkr1KySxdWWQ5qw4RXBlRQIagrtM3Xi93DGKRS4hXbr4C880OsOeURlVoMchI8q0pppaXYI_6SlV_DuKosN2RWrsM5ob4jhSF6ljQRxR3wzFphJPMFag1A4kwegGmgFy3TPiaxA0y4OAQ/s400/treat_an_appendicitis_in_america_01.jpg)
The cover page of sorts. You can see the original total up at the top. Thankfully I was still on my dad’s insurance for another month or so. $55,029,.31 would have been way too much for me to pay on my own. Then again $11,119.53 is still a ton at this time in my life.
First page (back)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa8mvzVeq5nMn17jNk97_basvRV3VtyqsSEHQ58qwnDqWrAO4GsJ_5eZDwreY532PgIpTI6vi-wlemY4xhyQUM7gxCB8BrQf4jcRcsHVUPc-bG6KqLdfYyKjKBZM37I1jxGTSlEm7vJE/s400/treat_an_appendicitis_in_america_02.jpg)
The services I received. I think you can see how outrageous some of these costs are. Such as the Recovery Room that I was in for maybe two hours. Or the Room and Board that I had for one night. Or maybe the $4,500 worth of anesthesia they supposedly used on me.
Second page
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_O_NhNquZDgmgcbYdpkWaBLHqeMfjSm0w0SqvH9TnbC45r-b-25kwnLO_wqhdjCKl8uCl2exIpq5n6zqe2qct8Z6Q2G7YDPvvwomcs7hMknp3mPss9_wCjOmsGUelTfdfcQMwKb34HM/s400/treat_an_appendicitis_in_america_03.jpg)