Let's not ignore the providers themselves. Excluding the middlemen, my wife had a bill for a lithrotripsy procedure (she was there for approximately 4 hours) o

Let's not ignore the providers themselves. Excluding the middlemen, my wife had a bill for a lithrotripsy procedure (she was there for approximately 4 hours) of nearly $10,000, and most of that went to the hospital. That was before insurance negotiated their rate.