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Two years ago my wife (25 weeks pregnant with twins) was admitted to the hospital because of some concerning ultrasound findings for one of the twins they wante
by JshWright 8y ago
Two years ago my wife (25 weeks pregnant with twins) was admitted to the hospital because of some concerning ultrasound findings for one of the twins they wanted to monitor closely. Two months later they were delivered by c-section, both healthy but very small (3 lb 14oz, and 1 lb 13oz). The bigger one spent ~3 weeks in the NICU and the smaller one ~7 weeks.
All told it was ~18 weeks of hospitalization (the only major procedure was the c-section, and obviously the NICU care is a little more intensive than average, but neither of the twins needed super high acuity care). Total bill was a bit over a million dollars. We were out of pocket ~$5k (our annual out of pocket max at the time).
- Damogran6 8y agoI had twince born about 6 weeks early and it worked out to about $5k per day per kid in the NICU...not including the pyloric stenosis surgery for one or, pretty much, any of the other aspects of the childbirth. Pity they stayed at the most expensive hotel of their life and they really weren't there to see it.
- TomK32 8y agoOur daughter arrived a few days late after a long weekend at the hospital when my wife decided 50 hours are enough. A cesarian at 2 in the night sure wasn't everybody's favourite but the big eyes of the little grey bundle staring at us in her first minutes is the thing we'll never forget. Didn't cost us a cent, not the US, obviously.