The pregnancy pangs of labor and delivery don’t compare to the pain-in-the-pockets new parents feel once that hospital bill gets delivered.
Giving birth to a little baby costs moms like Allison Kuch big bucks. But the 30-year-old influencer, married to former NFL defensive end Isaac Rochell, 31, didn’t bank on being hit with a $20,000 tab for popping out a pup.
Now, her viral bill breakdown, with over 1.5 million video views, is causing commotion online from mothers griping about the unfair, underhanded charges they’ve, too, received after welcoming a little one, including one woman who claims she’s on the hook for a whopping $5 million.
“I just got my hospital bill back from giving birth; let’s add everything up and see the grand total,” Kuch, an influencer and mom of two, who debuted her newest bundle of joy in April, announced in a trending TikTok shared this weekend.
The brunette revealed the cost of each accommodation, procedure, medication and treatment she received during her 48-hour labor, such as a $3,200 private labor and delivery room — lodging that featured an ocean view — a $3,200 “uncomfortable” postpartum room, $1,100 for Pitocin which made her contractions “more painful,” $560 in epidural meds and $9,993 fee for a “vaginal delivery level 2.”
“What is the level 2?” a cheeky, triggered Kuch questioned before itemizing the additional dues she accrued during recovery, such as a $28-per-dosage fee for ibuprofen and a $6,185 demand from her obstetrician, who, she claims, was by her bedside a mere “three f- -king minutes.”
If time is money, then these baby docs are having the time of their lives rolling in the dough.
Unfortunately for families nationwide, a $20,000 delivery invoice is what to expect when you’re expecting.
New mommies and daddies of New York, however, can expect to lay out nearly double that amount — especially if they bear their broods at New York-Presbyterian Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women and Newborns at Weill Cornell Medical Center, where the price of procreating is roughly $36,000 but comes with a free bag of Chanel swag.
But mothers similar to Kuch, who left their respective hospitals with an infant, in debt and no luxe label goodies to show for it, aren’t pleased with America’s exorbitant birthing fees.
“My twins, c-section, and 20 days in the NICU… $390,000. Put them back in, idk what to tell you,” quipped a commenter.
“They gave me a nursery bill for $2,000. SHE NEVER WENT TO THE NURSERY,” another barked.
“My two rooms, two nights each, $17,000 [for] EACH ROOM….,” moaned an equally miffed mama.
“The doctor did not make it in time for my birth, nurse did it all. Still charged me over $6,000 for the doctor that wasn’t there,” another added.
“I delivered at a high-level NICU where my daughter stayed for 91 days….. 5 MILLION DOLLAR hospital bill. Yes, million!” exclaimed a gal who broke the mold — and the bank. “She’s at over $100 million dollars in bills.”
Luckily for Kuch, her insurance, covered by the NFL, managed to reduce her $20,000 bill by $7,000, and ultimately paid $13,421.26 of the damages, leaving her to cough up $1,500 out of pocket.
Still, folks from other countries where universal healthcare is free shrieked at the expense we patriots are paying from coast-to-coast.
“I’m so happy I gave birth in Canada! Didn’t even get a bill,” bragged a neighbor to the north of the US borders.
“Aw, I paid zero dollars in the UK,” a Brit teased.
“Never been happier to live in Australia with free healthcare for my three births,” gloated an Aussie.
“In Norway, you would pay nothing; this is so crazy,” a European chirped.
“Yeah, America,” lamented a local. “Are we great yet?”
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