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A Northern California mother, Jessica Farwell, recalled how she was charged over $100,000 for a visit to the emergency room

In October 2022, her son, Brody, suffered second-degree burns from a rice cooker

After the worried mother drove him to the local hospital, he was transported to the nearest burn unit, resulting in the six-figure hospital bill

A mother is recalling how an emergency room visit for her newborn baby resulted in a six-figure hospital bill.

Jessica Farwell, a resident of Antioch, Calif., told KGO-TV that in October 2022, a rice cooker fell off her kitchen counter and severely burned her infant son, Brody, who was 6 months old at the time.

"His skin, it just instantly bubbled up," she began. "I was just like — is his face going to start bubbling?"

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