[FoxPaw]

Just a cleaning without x-rays? About $100-300.

Dental isn't really indicative of "how expensive health care is" though. Lots of U.S. dental and vision "insurance" plans are really just mandatory subscription plans since their bills are pretty consistent, and anything that might cost more gets you a referral to a hospital.

It's when you visit a hospital (voluntarily or via emergency ambulance) that you'll start getting the $1,000 - $100,000 bills that'll kill ya.

[droithomme]

> It's when you visit a hospital (voluntarily or via emergency ambulance) that you'll start getting the $1,000 - $100,000 bills that'll kill ya.

As a kid I had a 2 day hospital stay for an appendectomy that cost about $1000.

An appendectomy now runs around $100,000. An airlift to the emergency room will also cost around $75,000.

This is a common childhood ailment and is not related to living the so-called sinful lifestyle that people like to bring up as justification for high medical costs.

[lacampbell]

Dental isn't really indicative of "how expensive health care is" though.

I'm in good health so I don't have much personal data - dentistry is about the only fully privatized healthcare I access.

[jjeaff]

I would wager just a cleaning without x-rays would rarely exceed $100.

I live in a very expensive California city and it's about $160 for a cleaning with x-rays. And it's not a discount dental shop.

[kube-system]

I live in a more affordable US city and go to a small dentistry, I paid $80 cash for my last cleaning and x-rays.