Just for funsies, here are the actual bills for my spinal surgery in 2018, six months before I moved to Canada. I had a decent Obamacare plan and the total of $670 was reasonably affordable.
Bree (half of Kit Rocha)They also make you feel insane because the numbers all look fake and arbitrary. Like this is for the hospital part of my surgery. (not any of the doctors. LOL my surgery had like 7 of these)