@Rockhead,
aside from the annoyance, how the heck can an xray create a big bill?
even for out-of-country people without coverage who need x-rays here, the cost is simply not high (high enough if you have no $, but nothing like what they are in the U.S.)
things are so weird in the U.S.
I am inordinately fond of many U.S. residents, but man, things are weird there sometimes
<ending rant>