A Colorado hospital charged $722.50 to push medicine through an IV. Twice.

21-year-old’s total bill at Colorado Springs’ Penrose Hospital was $18,735.93

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Patrick Kerwin via Kaiser Health News
Claire Lang-Ree received a CT scan and pain medications in the ER at Penrose Hospital in Colorado. She still doesn’t know what caused her intense abdominal pain, and the hospital charged more than $18,000 for the visit.
June 28, 2021 at 7:58 a.m.

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