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Hoyt

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6. Since she is insured, the doc's and hospital together will probably get $20 - $30,000 or so, rest
Fri Apr 29, 2016, 01:15 PM
Apr 2016

will be written off. Still a lot. It's just a game providers play. Docs and hospitals charge a lot more than they ever expect to get. Heck, some doctors charge Medicare 10 to 20 times what they end up accepting from Medicare.

Hope she is recuperating well, and you the nurse.

$150,000 for a double knee replacement [View all] lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 OP
Post removed Post removed Apr 2016 #1
The main problem I see with insurance companies isn't their profit margin... lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #4
When profit is based on a percentage of expenses Downwinder Apr 2016 #20
Hill will fix us but good yourpaljoey Apr 2016 #5
Sad to see how greedy those doctors are scscholar Apr 2016 #2
Surgery bill Old Codger Apr 2016 #17
Think about all of the people in pain who can't afford the LibDemAlways Apr 2016 #3
Since she is insured, the doc's and hospital together will probably get $20 - $30,000 or so, rest Hoyt Apr 2016 #6
She's doing great, thank you. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #7
That's a real flaw in the system, although if those patients get an attorney the hospital/doc will Hoyt Apr 2016 #19
^^This^^ Gormy Cuss Apr 2016 #8
They'll probably collect about 50% of that bill taught_me_patience Apr 2016 #9
Actaully, it's $75,000 per knee, or only $15,000 per knee per day. Glassunion Apr 2016 #10
If each knee occupied a different hospital room, you might have had a point. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #11
lol Glassunion Apr 2016 #14
Wow,Inflation has really hit the knee replacement costs. Wellstone ruled Apr 2016 #12
Now that I think about it, I haven't seen a bill for the knees themselves. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #13
And Paul Ryan wants to whack Wellstone ruled Apr 2016 #18
Knee replacement costs BeanCounting Apr 2016 #15
Don't read if you have high blood pressure. Hortensis Apr 2016 #16
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