October 15, 2025 at 4:55 am

A Patient Said She Was Charged $69,000 For A Helicopter Ride To An Emergency Room

by Matthew Gilligan

woman talking about healthcare

TikTok/@shauntayaichner

Here we go again…

It’s another story about how dreadful the American healthcare system is!

A TikTokker named Shauntay posted a video and talked about the HUGE bill she got slapped with after she had to take a helicopter ride to an emergency room.

woman talking to tiktokkers

TikTok/@shauntayaichner

Shauntay told viewers that the helicopter ride she had to take to an emergency room lasted about 15 minutes and she wasn’t given any medicine on the trip.

She said, “I would think it’d be maybe a few thousand dollars. You know what I’m saying? 20 is like the max up there that I would think, like 15 really pushing it. You know?”

Shauntay then said, “Y’all wanna see how much this bill is? And I don’t have insurance, just keep that in mind I don’t have any insurance.”

woman talking to tiktok viewers

TikTok/@shauntayaichner

The TikTokker showed viewers a screenshot of her bill…

The total was $68,815.

Shauntay was clearly shocked by the exorbitant amount.

In the video’s caption, she wrote, “Time to go to the military.”

woman talking about healthcare

TikTok/@shauntayaichner

Take a look at the video.

@shauntayaichner

Time to go to the military #greenscreen #fypシ゚viral #hospital

♬ original sound – Shauntay Aichner

Now check out what viewers had to say about this.

This person chimed in.

Screenshot 2025 09 06 at 10.41.53 AM A Patient Said She Was Charged $69,000 For A Helicopter Ride To An Emergency Room

Another individual spoke up.

Screenshot 2025 09 06 at 10.42.07 AM A Patient Said She Was Charged $69,000 For A Helicopter Ride To An Emergency Room

And this TikTokker wasn’t having it.

Screenshot 2025 09 06 at 10.42.50 AM A Patient Said She Was Charged $69,000 For A Helicopter Ride To An Emergency Room

That’s pretty steep for a quick helicopter ride!

If you liked that story, check out this one about a 72-year-old woman was told by her life insurance company that her policy was worthless because she’d paid for 40 years. 🙁