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I see a retina specialist twice a year. I recently changed to a high deductible plan with an HSA. I called to see what the cost of my appointment would be. They
by sethammons 9y ago
I see a retina specialist twice a year. I recently changed to a high deductible plan with an HSA. I called to see what the cost of my appointment would be. They could not or would not tell me. Incall three separate times, talking to different people and different departments. I went in and continued asking the front desk. "It depends on the services you end up getting." Ok, sure, but for a standard appointment, what then? "I can't say." Listen lady, I'm looking for a ball park. $50? $100? $1000? $5000? "Oh, I can't imagine it will be that much." Which one? "We will have to just bill you after." So absolutely frustrating. It ended up being like $150. Without price transparency like a public menu, we won't get better.
- kthejoker2 9y agoHad the same experience with my son's ear infection on a holiday weekend. Received a bill for $900. I refused to pay it, I wrote them and said I had asked to receive an itemized list of charges for a typical ear infection and had been refused and that if these prices were known at the time of the service I wouldn't've undertaken the service. So of course they came down to $450 without even batting an eye. Complete madness. I've still never paid it, with no apparent consequences.
- SilasX 9y agoBingo. Healthcare is the only place where courts will tolerate a contract where a patient "consents" in advance, to paying any amount without bound.