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Several years ago, I went to the hospital with excruciating pain. They admitted me to the hospital, and I had tests and X‐rays for 9 days before they found the cause. I had cancer in my left kidney, and I needed immediate surgery. I had the surgery and was discharged on my 18th hospital day. Thank heaven, I was now cancer free.

The hospital bill for this stay was $18,689.20. The radiologist and surgeon submitted additional bills. I was glad that I had Medicare and Blue Cross insurance, which paid it all. The only charge I had to pay was $25.00 per day for a private room. When I looked at the hospital bill, there were many charges for medications and treatments I never received. There were even charges for the day after I was discharged. I wonder how the hospital makes out the bill. I also wonder how people with no insurance pay these kinds of hospital bills.

Leona McGuan

Patient

Schererville, Indiana