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You're being downvoted probably because of the superbug statement...but my wife had surgery to remove a breast lump. It cost $3k and with all these appointments
by fma 8y ago
You're being downvoted probably because of the superbug statement...but my wife had surgery to remove a breast lump. It cost $3k and with all these appointments it happened over the course of 2 months. The cost does not include all these other scans and crap before.
My cousin went to China (family visit). Lump was discovered here...surgery in China. Got seen in one day, surgery the next. $800.
When my wife discovered a new lump...just doing follow up scans was $900. $500 for imaging center, $200 for the doctor at the imaging center...and $200 for her annual physical (they billed it as a problem visit and not an annual because she brought up the fact she has a lump, rather than the doctor finding it, even though breast cancer detection is part of annual!...still fighting, but I'll probably drop it because it's so stressful and time consuming)
- madengr 8y agoSo that’s why I can’t be seen for a physical and problem at the same time. What a load of shit.
- fma 8y agoYeah...its all about the money. I have mild allergies in the spring that don't really bother me... Last year I did my appointment for my annual in the spring. Doctor goes, you have allergies. If I write you a prescription I gotta charge you as a problem visit. I recommend you try over the counter Claritan and if it doesn't help, come back. Now this doctor didn't own the practice, it's a decent size local franchise. Maybe that's their policy. But atleast the doctor told me up front. For my wife...we didn't know till we got the bill. Funny thing is the doctor signed paperwork that my wife did an annual (i get $$ from work if we do annuals)