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I needed an adrenalectomy. I called before hand, trying to figure out what I would owe afterwards. No one could give me a price. It’s all vague, we don’t know
by aantix 2y ago
I needed an adrenalectomy.
I called before hand, trying to figure out what I would owe afterwards.
No one could give me a price. It’s all vague, we don’t know answers.
It’s absurd.
I basically got stern - eventually somebody is going to send me a bill with a number on it, so someone knows what this will cost.
Still never got a solid number out of them.
- whatever1 2y agoEven better, the hospital might use subcontractors for some services so for months you will be getting bills from random vendors. In any case, best of luck with your surgery:)
- rqtwteye 2y agoMy ex had surgery years ago. The hospital messed up something with billing so she had to go to 20 different companies to make them redo their bills. Took a year of almost full time work.
- paulgb 2y agoI had to get some bloodwork done. I sent emails and made calls until I found a provider who would actually tell me the prices. Then the bill came and it was 3x higher. I wanted to know if it was the doctor's error or the lab's, so I asked for any paperwork requesting services submitted by the doctor, and they ignored me and sent it to collections, where it has been for the last 2+ years.
- paulddraper 2y agoThey can tell you what they'll bill (if they can't, they're idiots). They can't tell you how your insurance company will adjudicate it, which is what matters. That doesn't change anything, but FYI it's not just doctor being shady. I founded https://rivethealth.com https://rivethealth.com to help providers estimate patient liability.