Does your health care cover feelings: This hospital in US charged a woman Rs 816 for crying during surgery

Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, October 1

The bill made her cry more than the hospital bill.  This is something unheard of, but if thinking of having a surgery make sure that your health care cover feelings. In a bizarre incident, a hospital in the US charged a woman for “burst of emotion” ahead of her surgery.

The woman took to Twitter and claimed that she was charged money for crying during her mole removal surgery.

In her post, Midge had shared a photo of the invoice she received from the hospital. The bill had a breakdown of all the charges, but what caught everybody’s attention was one of the particulars named ‘Brief Emotion’.

Midge was charged $11 (Rs. 816) for her outburst of emotion during the mole-removal procedure.

The bill claims that Midge was charged $223 (Rs. 16,556) for the main procedure. But the extra $11 (Rs. 816). This has left the social media baffled.

A couple of them mocked the hospital staff about it and drew comparisons with Aerosmith’s songs like Crying and Sweet Emotions. One of the Twitter users asked that ‘was the $2 (Rs. 148.55) discount for crying pretty?’

Another questioned “Does your health care cover feelings?”