Most hospitals send a summary bill (for example pharmacy: $5,000) hoping you’ll panic and just pay it. These are usually full of errors or huge markups. Before you pay anything, call the billing department and ask for an itemized bill with CPT codes. This will not only force a human to review it, but it also gives you the ability to spot BS. I tried this last year and the bill dropped by about 30% literally just because I asked, so don’t let them rip you off.
My friend recently got their routine blood draw that they get yearly. This time it was over $2000. Usually less than $50. They’ve called the billing department several times and been hung up on each time when asking for an itemized bill. The system is working as intended and needs to be dismantled
And here we complain that a GP appointment with full blood panel and whatever is needed is closing €30.
You guys need to start voting towards civilisation instead of against it.
Was it testing for something specific or was it just the standard panel you get with a physical? I only ask as that would be absurd unless it was specialized (like screening for a specific type of cancer), even for the US.
If it was just a regular blood panel, that is shady as hell and needs to be questioned.
To give reference, I just had my yearly and the three that they did would’ve been ~$200 without insurance; in the SF bay area, at that.
I just had my standard blood draw and it was 550$ so yea 2k defo look into that.