And The Bills Come Rolling In
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189838)
Boise, Idaho
November 7, 2016 2:42pm CST
As you know I received a dislocated shoulder on October 6th. Now the bills are starting to roll in. The ER visit cost well over $3,000.00! That morphine was expensive! The Paramedics cost nearly $900. The x-rays were about $150.00. And I haven't gotten the MRI bill or the orthopedic surgeon's yet. I only have to pay a small portion of these adding up to about $400 all together. So not bad. We'll see how much the surgeon wants to charge me for the less than ten minute office visit and sending me off to get an MRI. Also curious what the closed MRI will end up charging me. And then you call these places and they don't want to work with you very badly. I tell what I can do and they tell me I have two options. Well, thank you very much!
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Nov 16
@vandana7 ....Yes, its a hunk of change.
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@vandana7 (102698)
• India
7 Nov 16
@marguicha .. Actually, I checked up and in India it costs almost double that..I am shocked.
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@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
7 Nov 16
@celticeagle no one has that kind of money in his pocket, specially if one is ill.
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Nov 16
Yes, I have heard that England and Canada have good health programs. What's wrong with America?
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Nov 16
@Asylum ....I find the Abama care a rather comical situation. Good that you have what you have.
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
7 Nov 16
Pay what you can and don't worry about it. Eventually, it will get paid.
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Nov 16
But, I fear I may need their services again and if I am late with payment they may get nasty about it.
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Nov 16
@cindiowens .....True. Next time I will ride the bus. LOL
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
7 Nov 16
@celticeagle True, but you can only do what you can do.
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Nov 16
It sure is. I was there for about four hours as I recall.
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
7 Nov 16
The ER is an evil evil thing. When I had my blood clots, already had all the bills for the hospital visit, but a few months ago I got the bill from the actual ER visit, 200 for the CAT scan and 100 dollars for something else. Even pain killers are pricey. It is terrible. I hope you can find a way for a payment plan or something.
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Nov 16
I will be late on some but am paying them as they come in. They will get paid.
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Nov 16
Just a percentage. I am so glad too. I'd be paying it for the rest of my days.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
8 Nov 16
you have more than they will admit, you can send them a dollar if you have too, you can also demand itemized bills to be sure there arent charges on there that dont apply
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Nov 16
I always think of the scene in Murphy's Romance when she is in the hospital. They do charge so much for everything.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Nov 16
That's so scary. I swear I will drive myself to the ER when having a heart attack rather than insane paramedic bill.
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