DrunkMonkey 0 #1 April 5, 2005 I detailed the story of slicing my hand open with a grinder two weeks ago. Got 6 stitches. Got the bill yesterday. $972! WTF were the stitches made of? Some endangered Spotted Owl sinew? $700 cover charge just to go to the ER. Unreal. BTW, thank you all. John Q Taxpayer covered it all. Gotta love TriCare. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #2 April 5, 2005 I had something similar, just for a scratch in my palm from a rusty nail when I was helping the local waterski club rebuild their ski jump ramp, about 12 years ago. Tetanus shot and other ER charges came out to roughly $850... Fucking bastards! On top of that, I spent most of the 5 fucking hours just waiting! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #3 April 5, 2005 QuoteGotta love TriCare just wait for when it isn't an emergancy situation and you are in imense pain....the 3 weeks they take to aprove your referal will get you thinking diffrent about them..lol...... i racked up 50k for my back and 5k for my nose..... didn't pay a dime... tricare did it all for me... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foxyroxtail 0 #4 April 5, 2005 $1400 ER visit. 1 bag of fluids, 1 shot of dilaudid. That's it - nothing else. Thank God for the $50 co-pay. ________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sum1mom 0 #5 April 5, 2005 I know, I know... My doc tried to send me to the ER yesterday, and I refused because of the pay-by-the-minute structure (it seems), plus suffering a 2 - 3 hour wait in the ER pisses the hell out of me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idlewild70 0 #6 April 5, 2005 when i dislocated my shoulder, i went to the hospital. the doctors used two bedsheets to relocate it. they tied the sheets around themselves, then around me and pulled in opposite directions. when i got my bill, i had not only 2000+ for the hospital visit, but a strange $65.00 charge. i called the hospital and found out they charged me for the sheets. unbelievable.-Fish Blue skies, Soft landings Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #7 April 5, 2005 Down in Peru, one of the other docs got a bit of a bug and was working hard on dehydrating himself. I went to the local pharmacy, got a bag of IV fluid, IV tubing, IV start set, some reglan (no zofran, phenergan or compazine at that pharmacy).... and total - about 20 sole (about $8). Now granted, I had to know what to get, and I had to start the IV myself.... but still. I was amazed at how little it actually cost!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottbre 0 #8 April 5, 2005 If you had an ER visit for under $1000, consider yourself lucky. But did you know that you can negotiate hospital bills down a considerable amount? "Your mother's full of stupidjuice!" My Art Project Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanDruff 0 #9 April 5, 2005 Last month I waited 4 1/2 hours in the ER. My dad finally called a hospital 20 mins down the road and they said I could walk right in. The price for waiting 4 1/2 with no services renderd $270. The price for cat scan and stitches at hospital #2, $3000. We eventually got the $270 bill droped. And they even gave us a break at the 2nd hospital and it came out to ONLY be $1700 bucks. I made a decision not to get hurt anymore after that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loflyer 0 #10 April 5, 2005 A friend of mine, who injured himself a couple weeks ago, has no insurance & is still in the hopsital... He said he was going to sell his gear to help pay the medical bills, I told him not to bother, the money he would get for the rig would not even pay the room charge for one day at the hospital.. I'm sure his bills are at about $60 - $70,000 about now! I wish people who skydive, would think how important it is to have medical insurance, even if you have a high deductible.. It would of been better to have to dish out $2,000 instead of $70,000! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #11 April 5, 2005 Your friend will likely never get that paid off. So, the hospitals have to recover the costs from somewhere. Hence, $1,200.00 for a 2 minute visit and a shot in the butt. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #12 April 5, 2005 QuoteIf you had an ER visit for under $1000, consider yourself lucky. But did you know that you can negotiate hospital bills down a considerable amount? Not always, depends on income. But they will glady set you up on monthly payments.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #13 April 5, 2005 You're paying for all the folks who use the ER as their primary care facility....and never pay a dime. Peace~ linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eUrNiCc 0 #14 April 5, 2005 About a year ago my dad had a nosebleed (no, not a broken nose, just a random nosebleed) that required a $9000 emergency room visit... seriously.Egad, A BASE life defiles a bad age. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #15 April 5, 2005 Quotewhen i dislocated my shoulder, i went to the hospital. the doctors used two bedsheets to relocate it. they tied the sheets around themselves, then around me and pulled in opposite directions. when i got my bill, i had not only 2000+ for the hospital visit, but a strange $65.00 charge. i called the hospital and found out they charged me for the sheets. unbelievable. What was the thread count? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #16 April 5, 2005 Sorry,,Hate to be an asshat,,but if you have no insurance,,,you have no business skydiving,or anything else for that matter..christ people,,,smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrunkMonkey 0 #17 April 5, 2005 QuoteSorry,,Hate to be an asshat,,but if you have no insurance,,,you have no business skydiving,or anything else for that matter..christ people,,, Um...dude...I'm military, I have coverage. The Govt paid 100% of the bill. I was just remarking about the excessive amount. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
