An 18-year-old who suffered a cardiac emergency after being given a tainted IV bag received a nearly $13,000 bill from Baylor Scott and White Surgicare for their ordeal.
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"Jack and his parents and the whole family are still recovering psychologically from this whole event," said Dr. Wohlgelernter.The insurance company sent notice of the claim to the family. Jack's father told FOX 4 he anticipated a bill like this could happen. He even tried to prevent it by writing an email just five days after his son's surgery reading, "please confirm that neither I or our insurer is going to receive a bill from the surgery center. I will be extremely displeased if I do. I recognize that sometimes billing is on autopilot, hence this email."