A New Jersey Hospital Charged A Man $8,200 To Put A Bandage On His Finger

And no, he didn't need any stitches either.

This is Baer Hanusz-Rajkowski, from Bayonne, N.J.

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NBC 4 New York reported that in August last year, he accidentally cut his finger with the claw-end of a hammer.

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It wasn't a serious injury, but it wasn't healing, so he took went to the Bayonne Medical Center. They said he wouldn't need stitches, or an X-ray.

But it turned out to be a rather costly little visit.

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The station reported: "Hanusz-Rajkowsk got hit with an $8,200 bill for the emergency room visit. On top of that, Bayonne Medical Center charged $180 for a tetanus shot, $242 for sterile supplies, and $8 for some antibacterial ointment in addition to hundreds of dollars for the services of the nurse practitioner."

“I got a Band-Aid and a tetanus shot. How could it be $9,000? This is crazy,” Hanusz-Rajkowski said. “If I severed a limb, I’d carry it to the next emergency room in the next city before I go back to this place."

There's a dispute over whose fault this is.

The medical center blames Hanusz-Rajkowski's insurance company, United Healthcare, but the station says it was told by United the company that owns the center "is pursuing a predatory business model that avoids cutting price deals with insurers."

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United paid $6,640 toward the bill, and Hanusz-Rajkowski was responsible for settling the balance. But after NBC began reporting the story and asking questions, the hospital's CEO said they waived the rest of the bill.

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“I understand there is no balance due on this bill,” said Dr. Mark Spektor, president and CEO of Bayonne Medical Center.

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