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I'd settle for an answer to "Is this thing going to cost in the ballpark of $500, $5000, $50,000, more?" - which is still impossible for the hospital to answer
by suzzer99 4y ago
I'd settle for an answer to "Is this thing going to cost in the ballpark of $500, $5000, $50,000, more?" - which is still impossible for the hospital to answer w/o lifting heaven and earth.
- kube-system 4y agoIn California: > $1,500 to $180,000, with an average of $33,000. It really depends on a lot of factors, many of which are not known in advance. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/study-appendix-surgery-costs-differ-around-us/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/study-appendix-surgery-costs-di...
- simfree 4y agoIt depends what the billing specialist and charge master for the hospital say, and how much they think they can ream you. For example, I got a bill for my Covid booster ($42.50) and Mpox ($67) vaccine, yet apparently my state considers this fraud, as the vaccines are supposed to always be free to the patient, regardless of insurance status or citizenship.
- kube-system 4y agoIn the link I posted, the study shows 2/3 of that range of costs is due to differences in treatment, not billing. Major surgery on a vital organ is always a customized service not a commodity.