@d_smith_1995_: Imagine surviving a rattlesnake bite just to discover the hospital bill might finish what the snake started. In 2015, San Diego resident Todd Fassler made national headlines after attempting to take a selfie with a rattlesnake, getting bitten, and receiving a staggering $153,161.25 hospital bill. The breakdown was absolutely outrageous. Pharmacy charges alone reached $83,341.25, laboratory services cost $22,433, intermediate care totaled $21,225, and intensive care added another $17,766. His treatment reportedly exhausted the antivenom supplies at 2 hospitals. The shocking part is that this was not some isolated medical billing nightmare. Antivenom can cost thousands of dollars per vial, with hospital markups pushing charges even higher. A 2025 study found that snakebite treatment averaged $31,343 per patient. The original bill reflected hospital charges, not necessarily what Fassler ultimately paid. In America, surviving the wilderness can apparently come with a luxury mortgage payment 🫡 #foryoupage #fyp #explore #hospitalbill #digitalcreator

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