A Texas man was charged $54,000 for the COVID-19 tests he took at an emergency room, a price tag that’s unfortunately legal, experts say.
Travis Warner, a 36-year-old Dallas resident, was exposed to COVID-19 last year when an employee of his company tested positive for the virus, Kaiser Health News reported. Warner and his wife were unable to find testing availability near them, so they headed to a free-standing emergency room in Lewisville, north of Dallas.
Warner took a PCR diagnostic test and a rapid antigen test at the SignatureCare Emergency Center in Lewisville, hoping to receive results quickly so he could return to work. He and his wife were caught off guard by the bill they received in the mail afterward — Warner was charged $54,000 for the PCR and antigen tests, which included the ER facility fee. Taxes and additional costs drove the final bill up to $56,384, USA Today reported.
