Medical bills once again......
My son fell and got a small bump on his forehead that was some blood vessel thingy (forgot the medical term) that would not go away. I took him to the dermatologist who explained what it was. He then numbed it (a few seconds), snipped it off (one second), cauterized it (one second), and slapped a bandaid on it (two seconds). Total bill: $726.00. My insurance reduced it by $260.77, leaving my portion to pay at $465.23. Plus add another $35 co-pay for the first visit to the family doctor who sent us to the dermatologist. My total out-of-pocket expense is $500.23.
My husband and I are self-employed so I know all about overhead expenses, but come on.....I am just disgusted and really bummed out.
$726 for 20 Seconds of Work
April 25th, 2007 at 07:21 pm
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Anyway, thanks for the suggestion, nance and homebody! I don't know why I didn't think of questioning the bill as I have worked in the past both as a medical biller and an insurance claims processor. And I have caught errors before and don't know why it didn't occur to me to question this particular bill. I will post an update if I get some good news!