{"id":172580,"date":"2025-09-27T10:45:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T10:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/172580\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T10:45:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T10:45:10","slug":"aussie-star-darren-hayes-reveals-staggering-cost-of-near-death-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/172580\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie star Darren Hayes reveals staggering cost of near-death accident"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\ufeffussie star Darren Hayes<\/a> has revealed the eye-watering amount he had to fork out for his medical bills after suffering a horrific fall earlier this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Back in April, the Savage Garden singer revealed in an Instagram post<\/a> that he had suffered a major fall, lost consciousness and broke his jaw which required a titanium brace to hold it in place.<\/p>\n

The recovery that followed was long and, as it turns out, very expensive<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"DarrenDarren Hayes had a near death experience which left him with a broken jaw. (Instagram\/@darrenhayes)<\/p>\n

The musician, who lives in Los Angeles, \ufeffshared one of his medical bills revealing the staggering cost of the medical emergency.<\/p>\n

The medical bill charged him US$15,245 ($23,306) for “doctor\/ facillity charges”, with an extra $7754.75 ($11855.52)listed as “due to your doctor\/ facility”.<\/p>\n

After a signiificant insurance rebate of $US6979.28 ($10,669.97), Hayes was left with US$8100.72 ($12,384.44) to pay out of his own pocket.<\/p>\n

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\"DarrenHayes revealed the staggering cost of one of his medical bills to Instagram. (Instagram\/ @darrenhayes)<\/p>\n

“This is just one of the MANY bills I’ve received after breaking my jaw (for newbies don’t worry it was in March I’ve recovered,” Hayes wrote in the caption.<\/p>\n

“This is the bill AFTER insurance. And I have good insurance,” he continued.<\/p>\n

“This particular charge is for one surgeon who wasn’t part of the hospital so they had their own 15 grand fee.”<\/p>\n

Hayes went on to explain that the total amount of his recovery totalled a staggering six figures.<\/p>\n

“\ufeffI could add it all up but with my dental repairs etc it’s been about 100 grand,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

Hayes went on to reflect on the staggering cost of medical care in the United States and his shock at the system. \ufeff<\/p>\n

“America is broken,” he stated simply.<\/p>\n

His bill shock comes five months after he revealed the aftermath of his traumatic fall.<\/p>\n

The singer took to his Instagram account<\/a> to share photos of his face and an X-ray with a lengthy caption explaining why he will shortly be away from the spotlight.<\/p>\n

The star shared that in March, two months after his mother passed away\ufeff, he had a “terrible accident” that saw him lose consciousness and fall three times after getting out of bed.<\/p>\n

\"DarrenThe performer reflected on the US medical system, wriitng, “America is broken”. (Variety via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“The blunt force trauma was so severe it snapped my left jawbone in half. I woke up in a pool of blood, terrible pain in my left side of my head and with 9 teeth shattered,” he shared.<\/p>\n

He felt “so lucky” that he was found, being taken to Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California, adding that “I could have died if I landed in a different position.”<\/p>\n

\"DarrenThe singer has had his jaw wired shut. (Instagram\/@darrenhayes)<\/p>\n

Surgeons inserted a titanium brace into the singer’s mouth to reconnect his jaw bones, with his jaw being wired shut as he recovered.<\/p>\n

The singer was then required to undergo dental repairs and rehab to regain jaw function.<\/p>\n

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