Notice the "dates of service".

Here, we see the high cost of living. Or more to the point, the high cost of staying alive.
I put a #funny tag on this post, because I'm laughing my ass off, imagining someone, somewhere, in the billing department actually believes I'll ever be in a position to pay this bill. And this total, for 5 DAYS in the hospital, is after the "uninsured patient discount" was applied.

By the numbers:

Thank God debtor's prison is a thing of the past.

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