Advertisement

A $41,212 Surgery Bill Compounded A Patient's Appendicitis Pain

Joshua Bates, a technical recruiter for a staffing firm, who lives in Charlotte, N.C., was "balance billed" by an out-of-network hospital after an emergency appendectomy. (Logan Cyrus for KHN)
Joshua Bates, a technical recruiter for a staffing firm, who lives in Charlotte, N.C., was "balance billed" by an out-of-network hospital after an emergency appendectomy. (Logan Cyrus for KHN)

Related:

Advertisement

More from WBUR

Listen Live
Close