A COVID Test Costs $54,000, An ER Told This Patient : Shots - Health News : NPR

… At least one estimate says 3% to 10% of health care spending in the U.S. goes to overpayment, including cases of fraud, waste and abuse...
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/09/30/1039788368/covid-test-high-bill-er