Sounds about right.
Isn’t it outrageous than in the 21st century, an appendectomy can cost $28,000?
(Well, not really, considering the 19th century treatement was “you die.”)
Er...point taken:^)
No, it is outrageous. The entire hospital bill for my birth in 1950 was less than $25 which was about 8% of a normal working man’s monthly pay and the average american only spent $197 per year on healthcare as a whole. Today if the average young guy is making about 3-4K per month a normal uncomplicated hospital delivery will run around $16,000 to 20,000 which is at least 4 times the monthly pay, so yes the costs have gone up a great deal. Shoot, in 1955 the average cost for one day in the hospital was $35 and adjusting for inflation you don’t even get close to that amount today.