Hospital billing rant thread

[RamirezDoEverything]

I was unforntunate enough to end up in the ER due to an iron supplement overdose(i am fine thank you very much) and had to spend about 4 hours in the ER and get some bloodwork done.

I am aware that bloodwork is very intricate and not cheap but come on.

I went to the hospital and underwent the same admitance procedure that they did at my normal doctor(blood pressure, ears and nose with the light, etc.) and spent 2 hours laying in a bed until they came in, put in an iv and took my blood, then waited for an hour for them to say I was free to go, but had to wait an hour for them to come in and take the iv out and give me my clothes back.

$953.87(roughly 800 euros)

Ridiculus, although my family has insurance, we're not in the best financial situation and its going to be hard to pay the 20% of the bill.

There I am done, critique me, agree with me, contradict me do whaever you wish.

 

[Julianking93]

Yeah, I agree. Having to pay these ridiculous sums for medical care is bullshit.

All the more reason to move to Canada....

 

[Marter]

Sorry to hear this happened. It's sad that you guys have to pay for your medical needs.

I live in Canada, so this has never happened to me.

 

[sneakypenguin]

Hmmm if you pay cash its usually a lot cheaper, sadly since most everyone has insurance it jacks up the price because people don't care how much somehting cost when 80-100% is covered.

 

[darkknight9]

Damn. I live in America and don't have to pay for bloodwork. Try to go the cash route such as sneakypenguin suggested... since insurance plans do only cover a 2/3 to 3/4 of what you get billed for simply because they have already negotiated a huge discount.

 

[tsb247]

My insurance is great, so I only had to cover $75 out of a $400 ER visit. I was annoyed that it took so long to actually get the bill though... It took two and a half months!