So, I got a bill from Vanderbilt last week for $109, and I thought, "that's not so bad" and I paid it.
I got another bill from Vanderbilt today. $570 dollars. And I nearly passed out on the porch.
Seriously, we need healthcare reform, because even those of us with decent health insurance can't afford to be sick.
I am going to have to call BCBS and Vanderbilt Billing to see if this is a clerical error.
However, looking at the itemized bill they sent me in June, here are a few of the alarming charges:
$29 to check my urine (for what?)
$41 to use the same urine as above for a pregnancy test
$36 for a single dose of Augmentin (my entire 10 day run cost me $10 for 30 pills)
The real big ticket items are the dye contrast injection - $130, and the CT Scan - $1997.
After plowing through the literature, it looks like I might actually owe the money.
Which means that I am going to be in debt because of my tonsils for a long, long time.
Moral of the story? Don't go to the ER.
Even when your PCP tells you that your tonsils are abscessed. Ride it out.
Words to live by.
I got another bill from Vanderbilt today. $570 dollars. And I nearly passed out on the porch.
Seriously, we need healthcare reform, because even those of us with decent health insurance can't afford to be sick.
I am going to have to call BCBS and Vanderbilt Billing to see if this is a clerical error.
However, looking at the itemized bill they sent me in June, here are a few of the alarming charges:
$29 to check my urine (for what?)
$41 to use the same urine as above for a pregnancy test
$36 for a single dose of Augmentin (my entire 10 day run cost me $10 for 30 pills)
The real big ticket items are the dye contrast injection - $130, and the CT Scan - $1997.
After plowing through the literature, it looks like I might actually owe the money.
Which means that I am going to be in debt because of my tonsils for a long, long time.
Moral of the story? Don't go to the ER.
Even when your PCP tells you that your tonsils are abscessed. Ride it out.
Words to live by.
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