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Woman stung with $203,000 medical bill after Ratlesnake bite
Florida woman stung with $203,000 medical bill after opening her front door and stepping on a rattlesnake
- Cindy Vise was bitten by a pigmy rattlesnake that was on her doormat
- She was taken to hospital and given doses of antivenin at $20,000 each
- The 56-year-old then received a medical bill totaling $203,000 for treatment
- Her daughter created a GoFundMe account and a charity will pay $36,000
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A Florida woman was hit with a $203,000 medical bill after she stepped on a rattlesnake that was lying on the front doormat outside her home.
Cindy Vise, 56, was rushed to the hospital on Sunday after being bitten by a pigmy rattlesnake.
She received several doses of antivenin at $20,000 each and doctors kept her overnight for additional tests and observations, according to WPTV.
Her daughter Elvan Silva told the station that her mom opened the door and 'took a step out and stepped right on the snake'.
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Cindy Vise (pictured), 56, was rushed to the hospital on Sunday after being bitten by a pigmy rattlesnake. She received several doses of antivenin at $20,000 each and doctors kept her overnight for additional tests and observations
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Silva said doctors had to make sure 'she wasn't getting blood clots from reaction to the venom'.
But once all medical treatment had been administered, the family received the bill in the mail totaling $203,000.
Silva told WPTV that her mom 'didn't qualify for Medicaid' and she doesn't have a job or insurance.
But the family did find a charity that will 'pay up to $36,000' Silva said.
However, that still leaves Vise, who didn't lose her leg and should make a full recovery, stuck with $167,000 left to pay for medical costs.
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Her daughter Elvan Silva said doctors had to make sure 'she wasn't getting blood clots from reaction to the venom'. But once all medical treatment had been administered, the family received the bill in the mail totaling $203,000. Pictured is a pigmy rattlesnake
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz49gljfCvr
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antivenom is expensive af.