Daylight ROBBERY
I received my final bill (certainly hope so) from the hospital. The figure was STUNNING - >US$3500 (after discount)!!! For a 5 hr stay in hospital. This is for what? A laxative, blood test, urine test, chemical test (????), stay in ER and a CT-scan ($3K!). At the end of the day, they did not dare to make a diagnosis (citing inflammation of intestines, with no diagnosis), and prescribed me with a narcotic-based pain killer n NOTHING else. Then sent me for colonoscopy at another facility in SLC that set me back by another >$300 (after 50% discount for upfront payment). After they woke me from my drugged state, they quickly whisked me home in wheel chair without even explaining what could be the cause n preventive measures. Just concerned there wasn't anything cancerous. As I was referred to the ER by a GP, paid another >$100 (at 20% discount for upfront payment again).
The total cost - a whopping US$4k, and the possibility that I may have to fork out this kind of $$$ again as I do not know the root cause.
If that wasn't daylight robbery, tell me what was it???!!!!!!
4 comments:
heh, what happened to you? Are you alright now? Do take care. Still don't know the cause?
Initial I thought it was the usual prob I'll get every couple of months but the extreme pain usually will clear in a few hrs. This time round it took abt a week. ER doc mentioned it looked like Colities (inflammation of intestines) but didn't dare to put down the diagnosis n sent me for colonoscope lor. Then END. Didn't even know cause.
huh, like tat how can?? Must do a thorough check lah..
Will get every couple of months?? How come? Better nail down the cause then .
Guess, doctors only know this much. Afterall it's the human body. I'd done scope for my gastric couple yrs back too. Didn't show up anything. And by the time they can see something, it's usually too late. Guess will just have to take better care of myself. Which is y I'd stopped taking gastric medicine for yrs. Moreover, still don't know if we'll encounter problems for my travel insurance claim. Not worth doing the checks here.
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