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Woman charged for crying during surgery, hospital names it as ‘Brief Emotion’ in the bill

12:52 PM Oct 03, 2021 | Team Udayavani |

A woman from the United States claimed that a hospital charged her money for crying during a mole removal surgery.

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The woman, named Midge, shared a picture of the invoice she received from the hospital on social media leading to a huge outcry on the internet.

Apart from the physician and surgical services, the bill also included an $11 charge for “brief emotion” which is approximately Rs. 815 for a “Brief emotional/behavioral assessment.”

“Mole removal: $223. Crying: extra,” reads her the caption, who goes by @mxmclain on Twitter.

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The tweet has received more than 192.3k likes with 15.3k retweets.

Below is how the internet reacted.

 

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