Living in the United States has a lot of perks, from the incredibly friendly people and astounding nature to the universities and the great job opportunities. However, one of the biggest drawbacks that Americans have to deal with is the healthcare system. More specifically, just how expensive going to the hospital can get, whether you have health insurance or not. Things can get so ridiculous the entire system starts to look very dystopian.

To show you what we mean, the Bored Panda team has collected this list of the most mind-blowingly expensive hospital bills that Americans have shared online. The prices are, well, they’re ridiculous, to say the least! If these photos won’t get your jaw to drop, then practically nothing will.

Time and again we’ve analyzed why the system is so cumbersome, inefficient, and actually forces a lot of people to consider not going to the hospital whatsoever because of the huge medical debts they’re likely to accrue.

Read More: 30 Times Americans Shocked The Rest Of The World By Sharing Their Outrageous Medical Bills

#1 Avoid Paying Costly Medical Bills By Dying Instead

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#2 So This Is Crazy

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#3 Hospital Billing To Hold Your Own Child After Birth

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#4 My Cousins Child Birth Bill From The Hospital In The USA. Never Seen Anything This High

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#5 I Went To The Hospital (Us). They Did One Blood Test, Decided I Had A Virus That They Could Not Identify And That They Could Not Help Me, And Then They Sent Me Home. This Is The Bill From My Insurance. For One. Single. Blood Test

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#6 Insurance, You’re The Greatest!

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#7 I’m A Registered Nurse That Contracted Covid. This Is My Bill For My Visit To The Emergency Department

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#8 My Bill For A 2 Night Hospital Stay

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#9 My Mother’s Hospital Bill Of When She Went To The Er Cause Of Her Gallbladder And Had To Have Emergency Surgery. She Was In The Hospital For One Day

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#10 Hospital Bill For A 21yo Admitted For A Suicide Attempt – This Is The State Of Our Modern American “Healthcare”

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#11 Having A Baby Is Not Cheap

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#12 Insurance Just Paid $57,605.79 For Medication That Costs Under $100 Anywhere Else

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#13 My Buddies Medical Bill For A Month-Long Stay In The Hospital After Being Hit By A Driver High On Heroin

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#14 The Hospital “Helping”

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#15 I Bought Dental Insurance Specifically So I Could Afford To Get My Wisdom Teeth Removed. Humana Deducted Less Than What I Pay Them Monthly From My Medical Bill

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#16 My Father In Law’s Hospital Bill After 2 1/2 Days In The Hospital For Observation

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#17 Went To The Er For What Turned Out To Be A Panic Attack. These Were The Consequences

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#18 Got The Hospital Bill For Delivery Of My C-Section Baby. I Don’t Think I Need To Say Which Country I Live In

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#19 The Worst Part About Healthcare! This Is A Real Bill For A Motorized Wheelchair, Something A Person Needs To Live!

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#20 Just Got My $39k Hospital Bill For Having A Stroke At 34

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#21 My Buddy’s Son Ate A Penny, This Is How Much The Hospital Charged For A 5 Minute Procedure To Get It Out

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#22 Got Our Hospital Bill On The Same Day That A Handwritten Thank You Card From My Wife’s Nurses Arrived

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#23 Just Got The First Bill For My Back Surgery. The Surgery Itself Is Not Included On This Statement

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#24 This Is The Cost Of A Rattlesnake Bite In America

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#25 My Hospital Bill After A Single Mri Brain Scan In The Us

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#26 My Hospital Bill For An Uncomplicated Birth

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#27 170k

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#28 An Uninsured Covid-19 Patient Just Got Her Medical Bill: $34,927.43

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#29 Welcome To The USA. Just The Hospital Bill From A Car Accident. Note Charges Denied

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#30 Healthcare As God Would Have Wanted It

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