By Lexie Cartwright

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The Australian musician, 53, is out of pocket more than $US100,000 following his blackout fall back in March, which saw him break his jaw and lose nine teeth.

Hayes, who lives in Los Angeles, shared a photo on Instagram of “one of the many bills” he’d received on his journey to health, which showed he owed $US8100 to his surgeon after insurance had been factored in.

“So, this is one of the many bills I’ve received after breaking my jaw (for newbies, don’t worry it was in March, I’ve recovered)” he began.

“I have good insurance. This particular charge is for the one surgeon who wasn’t part of the hospital so they had their own 15 grand fee. I could add it all up but with my dental repairs etc it’s been about 100 grand.

“America is broken.”

Many of Hayes’ local Aussie followers took to the comment section of the post to recognise how blessed we are to have a robust healthcare system.

“I broke my back. I had a team of people work on me. My bill was zero Australian dollars. America, you are broken,” Australian TV star Danny Clayton wrote.

“Wow. Just wow. So fortunate in Australia,” another chimed in.

“Thank god for Medicare,” a third added.

Hayes grew up in Logan, Queensland but has lived predominantly in California since the early 2000s.

Back in April, he shocked fans by sharing a photo of his swollen jaw and X-ray imagery on Instagram, explaining he had suffered “a terrible accident.”

Hayes wrote in the caption, saying that exactly two months after his mother died, he “lost consciousness” and “fainted” while getting out of bed.

“[I] collapsed 3 times, losing consciousness each time,” he wrote.

“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.”

Hayes underwent emergency reconstructive surgery and had a titanium brace inserted into his jaw.

Thanking the medical team at St. John’s Providence in Santa Monica, California, Hayes said they were investigating what led to his loss of consciousness.

He said he had experienced some light-headedness and fainting spells in the lead up to the incident.

“So far my heart is normal, my arteries are normal and I don’t have a brain tumour or anything that could cause the accident,” he said.

“No Judgement to those who partake but I do not take drugs or drink alcohol – this was a complete shock.”