Support WBURA $41,212 Surgery Bill Compounded A Patient's Appendicitis PainPlay05:24Download AudioJulie ApplebyJanuary 29, 2020 ShareJoshua 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)