I have to pay $1000 for basically NOTHING!?
By Angel
@Angelee_27 (3460)
United States
December 23, 2016 4:04pm CST
I am a bit confused and angry with the local hospital right now. I went in a couple weeks ago to the emergency room for a bad toothache and abcess. I wasn't able to visit a dentist at the time, but the pain was excrutiating and I was afraid the infection would spread. I didn't get taken back to a room and I was told that they didn't know anything about teeth and that I would have to go somwhere else but they could give me a prescription for antibiotics for the infection.
I recieved a bill for over $1000 for this!? I don't understand what exactly I am being charged for. I paid for the antibiotics, and like I said I wasn't even taken back to a room or anything, just told by a lady in the front that I would have to go somewhere else.
I think over $1000 for that little "visit" is obsurd. I want to call about it, but I don't feel it would do any good.
RANT OVER. 
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8 responses
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
23 Dec 16
Wow that is some Bill just for that kind of attention. Not sure why they have charged that much but I am sure you do have a right to know at least. Can´t you make them send you an Invoice with what its supposed to be all about? Hope they bring that Bill down to a big nothing for you here´s to that.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
24 Dec 16
@Angelee_27
I would find out at the very least. Because I mean they did not take any good care of you at all. Here dental charges are astronomic but to charge you so much just for nothing is ludicrous. Enough to give you another Toothache. Me unless they gave me a Receipt I would not pay and see where they want to take that.
@Angelee_27 (3460)
• United States
23 Dec 16
I am debating whether to let it go or try and fight it. I just don't feel like I would win the battle. It's me against the hospital.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
24 Dec 16
@Angelee_27 Please, at least phone them and demand an explanation.
@Morleyhunt (21736)
• Canada
24 Dec 16
I agree with Deborah, I think you should ask for a detailed bill. I don't believe they can refuse that request. You will then at least know what the charges are for.
@Angelee_27 (3460)
• United States
24 Dec 16
I am sure they wouldn't deny me that, but I just can't imagine what the charges could be, do they charge you for walking in? lol
Also, I just feel like it would be pointless. I don't have any faith that they would be able to do anything if I was to argue the charges. I feel like I should just let it go and take the hit because there is nothing I can do. 
@Morleyhunt (21736)
• Canada
24 Dec 16
@Angelee_27 for that kind of money, I would at least want an explanation. I don't have $1,000. To throw around. Taking the time to complain about it, I would at least find out why. I once received a bill for $23,000. I almost messed myself. I demanded an explanation....it was suddenly a refund if $1,500. Another time I received a bill for $2,500. When I questioned it....it was actually $27.00. Someone, somewhere messed up. In each event, if I had discovered their mistake after paying the bill I would have had a difficult time recovering the overpayment.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
23 Dec 16
call raise holyheck as that has to be an errore OI hace seen charges for emergency roo ms but not that jhugt fight it not right do you have health insurance
@Angelee_27 (3460)
• United States
23 Dec 16
I don't have health insurance, so I did expect to have to pay something, as nothing is free. But, $1000 for basically nothing is just crazy. I feel like if I did call and complain or anything it really wouldn't do any good. I feel like they would just say that they can't do anything, those are the correct charges, and that's it. I mean, they would probably offer me some sort of payment plan, but that doesn't help the fact that it's still going to be over $1000.
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@happyhaha (285)
• Fuzhou, China
23 Dec 16
Sympathizing. I don't think you need to pay so much for your teeth. Maybe something wrong with the hospital?
@Angelee_27 (3460)
• United States
24 Dec 16
Especially since they told me they couldn't help me and to go somewhere else. There must be something wrong with them!
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@mymoneycottage (47)
• United Kingdom
29 Dec 16
Wow, I'm so thankful we have free healthcare over here, that's a lot of money for nothing!
@sabtraversa (12803)
• Italy
24 Dec 16
Woah, that's ridiculous. 
If you can't get any help by the hospital itself, you may try to contact some authorities.
I'm not from the US, I have no clue on how this works. There must be some national customer service though.
You can't just throw money away, $1k is quite a lot, really.
Maybe this hospital does the same with other patients. If so, it should be stopped.
If you can't get any help by the hospital itself, you may try to contact some authorities.
I'm not from the US, I have no clue on how this works. There must be some national customer service though.
You can't just throw money away, $1k is quite a lot, really.
Maybe this hospital does the same with other patients. If so, it should be stopped.
did you ask them to explain the bill?