He Went in for a Colonoscopy. The Hospital Charged $19,000 for Two.
He Went in for a Colonoscopy. The Hospital Charged $19,000 for Two.
A man in Chicago with a troubling symptom underwent a common procedure. Then he wanted to know why the hospital charged nearly three times its own cost estimate.
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50+yo here so got one, but I'm in Canada, cost is $0, we don't even have a bill, a bill... for hospital? non-sense in the world.
I'm in Estonia, and went to an operation. Got the operation and stayed at the hospital for one night. Paid 2.5⏠for using the bed, so it was pretty much free.
It must really suck living in a place without proper healthcare. I feel bad for all those people.
Out of curiosity, why do they charge for the bed? If you slept on the floor, would they not charge you?
Bro shut up! Youâre gonna mess up my kidâs allowance!
Iâm not paying for a nontango satch!
It's probably just because I spent the night there. I don't know exactly, but I just know it was pretty much that I paid for the spot.
I live in the US, had a 30 min operation, was sent home as soon as I woke up, and now I owe them $18,000 USD. That's after already paying them roughly $6,000 for all of the tests just to get a diagnosis, then waiting almost 9 months for the surgery in excruciating pain, maxed out on anti- inflammatory and pain pills that eventually severely damaged my kidneys (causing a whole other expensive health crisis), being mostly bedridden and only able to work one or two days a week for 8 months of the 9. I was already paycheck to paycheck before that. Things just keep getting harder for my family and I honestly don't know how we're still going.
I know it's cliche to say this, but you will make it, it will be rough and tough, but you and your family will make it. It might seem almost impossible right now, but almost nothing is impossible, especially that. You have to be strong for yourself and your family. One day everything will get better.
Yeah, we'll get through it. I've been working towards escaping this shit hole country my entire adult life. I'm hoping we can make that a reality before it gets much worse here.
It's very doable. Find somewhere nice to be.
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You do have bills for the hospital, I've actually paid one (5k for imaging)... it's just free for Canadians tht qualify for health care coverage (which is everyone except a few very limited exceptions).
But, even then, the prices are reasonable.