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The $18,000 breast biopsy: When having insurance costs you a bundle

When Dani Yuengling felt a lump in her right breast last summer, she tried to ignore it.

Dani Yuengling lost her mother to breast cancer and takes her health seriously. But after a frustrating experience with a very high bill for a biopsy, she is reluctant to get follow-up care.
Dani Yuengling lost her mother to breast cancer and takes her health seriously. But after a frustrating experience with a very high bill for a biopsy, she is reluctant to get follow-up care.Read moreGavin McIntyre for KHN
    by Lauren Sausser, Kaiser Health News
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