What is the most ridiculous medical bill with which you’ve ever been stuck?

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I was talking to another Mylotter yesterday, and it brought up the memory of the time I was sent a bill I couldn’t believe my insurance hadn’t paid. A few weeks before my mom died, I broke my ankle. For two weeks I hobbled around with a black and blue foot and ankle before I went into the doctor for something else, and she saw my ankle. After getting X-rays she quickly told me if I didn’t get off my ankle I was going to do permanent damage. So, I went to an orthopedist and he put me in a boot. That was in April. That December, I got a bill that surprised me. The insurance refused to pay the $397 for the boot because they didn’t deem it a “medical necessity”. Apparently, they expected me to sit on my rear for 8 weeks and crawl to the bathroom. I was aghast. That’s over a third of my monthly income. So, I called the the company, and just got a poor girl who apparently was experiencing a glitch in her head because she just kept repeating, “Like, you have to pay it.” I asked to talk to someone else, and got someone who told me the company forgives debts like this if your income is low enough. So I sent them a copy of my disability letter, and the debt was forgiven. What was the silliest medical bill you got? I understand a lot of you have universal healthcare, but surely you’ve had to pay an outrageous price for some kind of something related to your health…