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Her Insurance Already Paid Part Of Her Surgery, Why Was There $40,000 Left?

She got surgery and her insurance paid more than $6,000 for it. She still got a bill for $40,000. Here's why.

AUSTIN, Texas — Molly McKenna was in agonizing pain last January when her fiancé rushed her to a Baylor Scott & White Clinic in Austin, Texas.

"The doctor came in and said, 'Your ovary is a big hemorrhaging mess right now. We have to take that out,'" McKenna said.

One of her ovaries was twisting inward, cutting off the blood supply.

But the pain wasn't done once she got it fixed. Her bill was huge. It's part of a series by Anna Werner And CBS. 

You can read her full story by clicking here. 

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