Guest guest Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 The bids are in! hehehehe! I just got my insurance statement & my body was worth $15,000 for 3 days in April! I know someone asked about this awhile back. Thankfully, insurance covered it all, except a $10 copay! Now, if you are paying for your own medical services out of pocket, I suggest you ask the doctor/hospital to please charge you what they would accept from the insurance companies. Our insurance paid about $12,500 of my costs & the rest the hospital forgave. Best wishes - you are worth every penny, even if you have to pay yourself! Cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 What a bargain Cindi! My surgery cost was $8,000 (of which I payed a very small portion and my surgeon ended up getting $2500.) and my hospital bill was $102,000 for the weeks stay of which nothing got paid because the company (Consolidated Freightways) went bankrupt. It may be another 5 years before it ever gets resolved in court! I’d like to think I’m worth every penny of it, but I sure hope I don’t end up finding out that I am!!! I’d really rather NOT get stuck with the bill! LOL Sandi cost of Lap Heller The bids are in! hehehehe! I just got my insurance statement & my body was worth $15,000 for 3 days in April! I know someone asked about this awhile back. Thankfully, insurance covered it all, except a $10 copay! Now, if you are paying for your own medical services out of pocket, I suggest you ask the doctor/hospital to please charge you what they would accept from the insurance companies. Our insurance paid about $12,500 of my costs & the rest the hospital forgave. Best wishes - you are worth every penny, even if you have to pay yourself! Cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 Well, I guess if everyone is kicking in their surgery costs I may as well also. My surgery was 12,000$... insurance will pay most. As of right now, it still hasn't been refunded. As for the hospital, I stayed overnight one night.. private room.. it was 16,000$.. were my sheets made of gold??????? GEZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE How do people afford being sick? It's so sad. Debbie in NJ > My surgery cost was $8,000 (of which I payed a very small portion and my > surgeon ended up getting $2500.) and my hospital bill was $102,000 for > the weeks stay of which nothing got paid because the company > (Consolidated Freightways) went bankrupt. It may be another 5 years > before it ever gets resolved in court! > > I'd like to think I'm worth every penny of it, but I sure hope I don't > end up finding out that I am!!! I'd really rather NOT get stuck with the > bill! LOL > Sandi > > cost of Lap Heller > > > The bids are in! hehehehe! I just got my insurance statement & my > body was worth $15,000 for 3 days in April! I know someone asked about > this awhile back. Thankfully, insurance covered it all, except a $10 > copay! > > Now, if you are paying for your own medical services out of pocket, I > suggest you ask the doctor/hospital to please charge you what they would > accept from the insurance companies. Our insurance paid about $12,500 > of my costs & the rest the hospital forgave. Best wishes - you are > worth every penny, even if you have to pay yourself! Cindi > > > > > > > <http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=54347> > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 Well, my c-section ended up being right around $19,000 when all was said and done (surgeon, hospital, anesthesiologist, etc.) I was in the day before to be induced, so I was there from 6pm Sunday to 6pm Wednesday, exactly three full days (but of course they billed for FOUR days of a hospital room!) I'd have to go back and look, but I want to say that the various doctors/hospital wrote off about $9,000 b/c of their insurance agreements -- the billing practices STINK when you consider that people who are poor and don't have any insurance get billed more than people who do have insurance!Socialized medicine has its share of problems, but at least it's a heck of a lot fairer!Debbi in Michigan The bids are in! hehehehe! I just got my insurance statement & my body was worth $15,000 for 3 days in April! I know someone asked about this awhile back. Thankfully, insurance covered it all, except a $10 copay! Now, if you are paying for your own medical services out of pocket, I suggest you ask the doctor/hospital to please charge you what they would accept from the insurance companies. Our insurance paid about $12,500 of my costs & the rest the hospital forgave. Best wishes - you are worth every penny, even if you have to pay yourself! Cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 Sandi, was your hospital bill $102,000, or was that a typo? I'm trying to determine the cost of surgery because I have to pay a large % of the bill. --- Holt- <holt-smith@...> wrote: > What a bargain Cindi! > > My surgery cost was $8,000 (of which I payed a very > small portion and my > surgeon ended up getting $2500.) and my hospital > bill was $102,000 for > the weeks stay of which nothing got paid because the > company > (Consolidated Freightways) went bankrupt. It may be > another 5 years > before it ever gets resolved in court! > > I'd like to think I'm worth every penny of it, but I > sure hope I don't > end up finding out that I am!!! I'd really rather > NOT get stuck with the > bill! LOL > Sandi > > cost of Lap Heller > > > The bids are in! hehehehe! I just got my > insurance statement & my > body was worth $15,000 for 3 days in April! I know > someone asked about > this awhile back. Thankfully, insurance covered it > all, except a $10 > copay! > > Now, if you are paying for your own medical services > out of pocket, I > suggest you ask the doctor/hospital to please charge > you what they would > accept from the insurance companies. Our insurance > paid about $12,500 > of my costs & the rest the hospital forgave. Best > wishes - you are > worth every penny, even if you have to pay yourself! > Cindi > > > > > > > <http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=54347> > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 Sandi, was your hospital bill $102,000, or was that a typo? I'm trying to determine the cost of surgery because I have to pay a large % of the bill. Mark from Dayton --- Holt- <holt-smith@...> wrote: > What a bargain Cindi! > > My surgery cost was $8,000 (of which I payed a very > small portion and my > surgeon ended up getting $2500.) and my hospital > bill was $102,000 for > the weeks stay of which nothing got paid because the > company > (Consolidated Freightways) went bankrupt. It may be > another 5 years > before it ever gets resolved in court! > > I'd like to think I'm worth every penny of it, but I > sure hope I don't > end up finding out that I am!!! I'd really rather > NOT get stuck with the > bill! LOL > Sandi > > cost of Lap Heller > > > The bids are in! hehehehe! I just got my > insurance statement & my > body was worth $15,000 for 3 days in April! I know > someone asked about > this awhile back. Thankfully, insurance covered it > all, except a $10 > copay! > > Now, if you are paying for your own medical services > out of pocket, I > suggest you ask the doctor/hospital to please charge > you what they would > accept from the insurance companies. Our insurance > paid about $12,500 > of my costs & the rest the hospital forgave. Best > wishes - you are > worth every penny, even if you have to pay yourself! > Cindi > > > > > > > <http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=54347> > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 Mark, That was no typo. I was in the hospital for a week...in a lovely private room with a view! :-) This is the rate that the hospital charged my insurance company (Aetna)...if the hospital had been charging me personally, I certainly hope that I would have been charged the discounted rate!!! Doctors and hospitals always seem to charge more to the insurance companies (at least in California they do) and then the insurance companies pay the amount that is customary and acceptable, which is considerably less. All the best to you Mark! Good luck! Sandi in No CA cost of Lap Heller > > > The bids are in! hehehehe! I just got my > insurance statement & my > body was worth $15,000 for 3 days in April! I know > someone asked about > this awhile back. Thankfully, insurance covered it > all, except a $10 > copay! > > Now, if you are paying for your own medical services > out of pocket, I > suggest you ask the doctor/hospital to please charge > you what they would > accept from the insurance companies. Our insurance > paid about $12,500 > of my costs & the rest the hospital forgave. Best > wishes - you are > worth every penny, even if you have to pay yourself! > Cindi > > > > > > > <http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=54347> > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 I just hope that everyone will put me on a long-term payment plan!; but I won't tell them until after the lap.. --- Holt- <holt-smith@...> wrote: > Mark, > That was no typo. I was in the hospital for a > week...in a lovely private > room with a view! :-) > > This is the rate that the hospital charged my > insurance company > (Aetna)...if the hospital had been charging me > personally, I certainly > hope that I would have been charged the discounted > rate!!! Doctors and > hospitals always seem to charge more to the > insurance companies (at > least in California they do) and then the insurance > companies pay the > amount that is customary and acceptable, which is > considerably less. > > All the best to you Mark! > Good luck! > Sandi in No CA > > cost of Lap Heller > > > > > > The bids are in! hehehehe! I just got my > > insurance statement & my > > body was worth $15,000 for 3 days in April! I > know > > someone asked about > > this awhile back. Thankfully, insurance covered > it > > all, except a $10 > > copay! > > > > Now, if you are paying for your own medical > services > > out of pocket, I > > suggest you ask the doctor/hospital to please > charge > > you what they would > > accept from the insurance companies. Our > insurance > > paid about $12,500 > > of my costs & the rest the hospital forgave. Best > > wishes - you are > > worth every penny, even if you have to pay > yourself! > > Cindi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=54347> > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Mark - most hospitals don't care how long it takes as long as you are paying a little each month. My sis was in the hospital long-term a few times & they let her take years to pay it. YOU ARE WORTH IT!! Cindi ____________________________________________________ IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Mark, I would actually call the billing dept. at TCC and ask them what kind of "deals" they can make for you before you even have the surgery. You might be pleasantly surprised at how willing they are to work with you on things.... Debbi in Michigan I just hope that everyone will put me on a long-termpayment plan!; but I won't tell them until after thelap.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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