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woodsprite

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7. My daughter (uninsured) just got her ER bill

Fri Dec 6, 2019, 04:15 PM

Dec 2019

$1780 for ER costs, $995 for the doctor.

She was in there for rapid heartbeat (156), low grade fever, involuntary muscle contractions. Turned out she had RSV and was having a reaction to Mucinex D.

She applied to Medicaid, but not sure if she’ll get it. She just rolled off our insurance and put off getting her own or finding a job with benefits.

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OK My recent emergency room INVOICE !!!! [View all] pangaia Dec 2019 OP

Sorry. JoeOtterbein Dec 2019 #1

I went to emergency room, before Obamacare, $2500 for minor care Cicada Dec 2019 #5

I'm self-employed too. JoeOtterbein Dec 2019 #6

Doctors tell us to forgo the ER, if possible, and head to a specialist's office. TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #12

true.. but this was a sat morning pangaia Dec 2019 #24

Sunday morn kidneystone - I was one of two patients there. keithbvadu2 Dec 2019 #32

LOL.. such is the way of life... pangaia Dec 2019 #35

Kidney Stones, try Chanca Piedra. Get the good stuff. either as tea, drops or capsules. TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #41

Most doctors offices will have an on-call doctor. Several doctors will fill in for each other. TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #42

My ER issue happened at 10 pm on a Saturday night Merlot Dec 2019 #29

cant do this in california. tried that with a recent trip to my specialist with an afib event in p AllaN01Bear Dec 2019 #30

Kinda like flying. You paid $400 for your seat. Someone else $200. Someone else $500. Ridiculous CurtEastPoint Dec 2019 #2

Except you know the cost upfront.. :)) pangaia Dec 2019 #36

For profit health care MontanaMama Dec 2019 #3

In my case both the hospital and the insurance company are Not For Profit. pangaia Dec 2019 #16

Question: why did you think the emergency room was needed? delisen Dec 2019 #4

It's probably easy to tell that the vertigo is not a stroke, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2019 #8

As an RN, allow me to step in if you would. Maru Kitteh Dec 2019 #13

I have medicare, have had an episode of vertigo and dizziness but settled for a delisen Dec 2019 #14

Good question.. pangaia Dec 2019 #17

Thanks and i hope you get the answer . delisen Dec 2019 #28

I did because I had NO idea what was happening. No experience with vertigo..and dizziness like that. pangaia Dec 2019 #37

I woke up w/vertigo years ago and panicked. What else would you do? ER visit! CurtEastPoint Dec 2019 #40

My daughter (uninsured) just got her ER bill woodsprite Dec 2019 #7

Oh, man.. that's abummer pangaia Dec 2019 #18

I was thinking we got off pretty lucky woodsprite Dec 2019 #21

biscuit joiner accident.. oh god don;t even tell me pangaia Dec 2019 #26

Is this a complaint? Cartoonist Dec 2019 #9

no no no not at all. pangaia Dec 2019 #19

Splendid Cartoonist Dec 2019 #23

unfortunately, it hasnt ended yet pangaia Dec 2019 #25

Health care billing is a travesty genxlib Dec 2019 #10

i seriously believe it... pangaia Dec 2019 #20

The last time I saw an emergency room, it was 2011 in Dallas DFW Dec 2019 #11

HA HA great story.. pangaia Dec 2019 #22

Mine was $5,000 Wawannabe Dec 2019 #15

My wife had two knee replacement surgeries this summer... madinmaryland Dec 2019 #27

somebody's making a lot of moolah and it ain't you or i pangaia Dec 2019 #38

Thankfully there is a good urgent care place close by. appleannie1 Dec 2019 #31

Sorry about the loss of your husband. virgogal Dec 2019 #33

ty appleannie1 Dec 2019 #34

sounds like diagnoses could certainly be better. pangaia Dec 2019 #39