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A TikToker claims his hospital bill was discounted $22K because he was uninsured. Can forgoing insurance save you money?
Yahoo Finance· 2026-03-27 09:30
A 28-year-old says he received a massive discount on a hospital stay because he’s uninsured (by choice). And he saved more money than he would have if he’d had to pay a deductible. The TikToker, @clarksonlawson, says he ended up with a $24,000 bill — including $8,300 for a CT scan — after spending two nights in hospital. This is typical: a three-day hospital stay costs an average of $30,000, according to HealthCare.gov (1). Must Read But he ended up paying just $2,478. “Because when you don’t have insu ...