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You have healthcare and good insurance and presumably make a good amount of money working for a big tech company. A checkup will not end up with thousands of d

• ceejayoz 3y ago
  The 2022 No Surprises Act (https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/no-surprises-understand-your-rights-against-surprise-medical-bills https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/no-surprises-unders...) reduces the occurrence of this, but huge bills from a simple checkup have definitely been a thing. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/02/16/585548181/an-out-of-network-lab-an-elaborate-urine-test-and-then-a-surprise-bill https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/02/16/5855481... > After Elizabeth Moreno had back surgery in late 2015, her surgeon prescribed an opioid painkiller and a follow-up drug test that seemed routine — until the lab slapped her with a bill for $17,850. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/12/23/787403509/for-her-head-cold-insurer-coughed-up-25-865 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/12/23/7874035... > The visit was quick. Kasdan got her throat swabbed, gave a tube of blood and was sent out the door with a prescription for antibiotics. She soon felt better, and the trip went off without a hitch. Then the bill came. Total bill: $28,395.50 for an out-of-network throat swab. Her insurer cut a check for $25,865.24.