He went to a New York hospital to receive treatment, and a few days later the bill arrived: “This is a drama.”

A Spanish citizen residing in New York shared on TikTok her surprise when she received a message invoice hospital After a medical visitAnd turn their experience into a financial drama. The video, which received more than half a million views and 14,000 likes, reveals the shocking amount of… $1,355.11 Through a series of seemingly routine medical procedures.

Two months ago, the woman had to go to the hospital after suffering Hit on the head while trying to program the washing machine. In the video, he explained in detail his experience in the hospital he was in EKG, urinalysis, and many more questions to evaluate your mental state and coordination. The surprise came when they gave him the bill, since according to his insurance, the copay for an emergency room visit was $250.

In the video, the user expressed her disbelief at the high cost of medical services, saying: “All this for the sake of a urine test, an electrical test, and someone asking me questions to see if my head is going well and I’m coordinating.” Receive.

The situation has become more complicated since then Payment deadline is January 11. The woman said she was in the process of dealing with her insurance to cover the costs. But she seems frustrated when she mentions the difficulties she faced when completing the required forms: “I'm working on it, I have to fill it out with my information and it's not easy because of the things they ask you. That's what cost me banging my head when I went to put the washing machine in.” “This is drama and chaos.”, He finished.

The story sparked sympathy in the TikTok community, with thousands of users expressing their support in the comments and comparing the situation to Spain. the Uncertainty about whether insurance will cover expenses Or whether the woman would have to pay the entire bill adding an additional element of stress to this unexpected medical situation.

“Long live public healthcare, I hope the people who want to privatize it realize more often what will happen”, “Healthcare in Spain currently is not 100%, but even then we don’t appreciate what we have”, “And then there are those who think that with 50% insurance “It seems to me that people are not aware of the public healthcare that we have and the abuse that we commit,” these were some of the comments from users on the Chinese social network.