My bill from the University of Washington Medical Center just came.
Stitches: $219
Numbing shot: $155.85
Tetanus shot: $15.50
AND
3 hours of waiting in the emergency room:
$873.00
What the fuck? That room cost $300 an hour?!!?! I am in the wrong business!
The total bill came to $1,044.35
My bicycle cost $100. Helmet $30. Special seat $30.
Perhaps I should have spent $25 and had my bicycle looked at when I first noticed a problem.
I’m a moron.
Hey, genius, why didn’t you use your health insurance? Look at it this way, that was the cheapest plastic surgery you’ll ever have.
I did use my health insurance, I just haven’t heard how much they will cover yet. I think the raw bill though is price gouging, plain and simple. An over-regulated healthcare industry has created a climate in which hospitals and doctors are taking advantage of patients.
Man- all of your problems are indicative of greater societal issues. You are the keystone upon which our civilization is developed!