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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
LOL. Good luck with that approach. Medical charges are almost never disclosed in advance. That is the problem with our overall health care industry.
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I don't know if I would say "most charges", but we have certainly received separate bills after the fact when the price for care or procedures had been given.
One example was my cataract surgery. Local practice nearby quoted full price for procedure and lenses. After surgery we received bills for the surgery room, recovery, anesthetist,,. Found out the eye group didn't have their own facility and that they rent a surgical facility that bills separately. Those were the things that were not made clear before the surgery.
Another example. My wife had kidney stones and went into the local hospital where we lived in Wa state. We received the Dr bill and the hospital bill, soon after came bill from an imaging company for the xray and use of the room and facilities , a separate bill for the tech,,,. Tech came into her hospital room said Dr wants xray. He wheeled her to a room just a few doors down. Turns out that the imaging company rents/leases the room in the hospital. The tech was a contractor who worked for the imaging company and he did his own billing. We were never told about separate billing. Just thought all was part of the hospital services.
Sign me, "give me ONE price and ONE Bill".