The ER charged him $6,589.77 for 6 stitches, a cost that led his wife to avoid the ER

Jason Dean received six stitches and a tetanus shot after he cut his knee in May. In August, his wife, DeeAnn, feared going to the same emergency room where he was treated, delaying her diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

With few options for health care in their rural community, a Tennessee couple’s experience with one outrageous bill could have led to a deadly delay when they needed help the most.

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