MMMR: my hospital bills

[womet]

So I got the bill from the hospital for my admission for the pulmonary embolisms. I was there from Sunday 9/15 - Monday 9/23, 4 of those nights were spent in the cardiac ICU. And the bill from the hospital does not include the charges by the individual physicans who cared for me while I was there. Those were all billed separately to the insurance company and I don't have the patience to add up the charges from each EOB. 

So the hospital billed my insurance company for $60,043.71.

And this is separate from the $65,140.73 billed for the 2.5 weeks I was in the hospital for the gastroparesis. So thankful for good health insurance. 

[Norticprincess]

I can't even figure out my total for the year so far. The adjustment claims show up under other things. The surface claims is for $4k, one of the adjustments paid is $154k There are quite a few like that. I <3 my insurance most of the time.

I hope you are doing better.

[Deleted]

Wow, thanks for insurance indeed! How are you feeling lately?

[OG Jo]

This is the first year I've had a huge injury (shattered my leg) and really got to see what the insurance does and does not cover. Have you reached your out of pocket max for this year? (I would assume yes, but you know what they say about people who assume.)

Hope you're feeling better!

[Deleted]

Thank goodness for insurance. It is amazing how expensive medical care is.

My broken ankle (no surgery) was $13k according to my insurance company

[redheadbaker]

I collapsed twice in 5 days due to pulmonary embolism back in 2007. In ICU for four days, then transferred to another hospital. I think the final bill for everything (both hospitals, all the physicians, procedures and 2 ambulance rides) was over a quarter of a million dollars. Thank goodness for insurance!

Do they know what caused it? (I only sporadically lurk, sorry if you've answered this before)

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[womet]

I am feeling a lot better. I got to return to work for 1.5 days before the gov't shutdown, so I have been using this time to rest and recover.

redheadbaker, they are not sure why I had the PEs. They never figured out where the 1 massive clot originally formed. They took a bunch of blood to test for clotting disorders. I'll get those results when I meet with my hematologist. I hope I don't have to take coumadin for the rest of my life. Why did you have PEs?

[redheadbaker]

Oct 10, 2013 9:39:42 GMT -5 womet said:

I am feeling a lot better. I got to return to work for 1.5 days before the gov't shutdown, so I have been using this time to rest and recover.

redheadbaker, they are not sure why I had the PEs. They never figured out where the 1 massive clot originally formed. They took a bunch of blood to test for clotting disorders. I'll get those results when I meet with my hematologist. I hope I don't have to take coumadin for the rest of my life. Why did you have PEs?

I had a pituitary tumor that secreted cortisol, which in turn messed with all the other hormones in my body -- Cushing's disease.

I'm mobile and miss my physical keyboard!

[LoveTrains]

I am so glad you are feeling better womet.

[njohnson1972]

I had heart surgery a few years ago. It was an ablation. All in, the total amount charged was $55,000. In the end, doctors and hospital were paid $11,000. Big difference in what they charge and what they get paid.

[aurora]

Oct 10, 2013 9:39:42 GMT -5 womet said:

I am feeling a lot better. I got to return to work for 1.5 days before the gov't shutdown, so I have been using this time to rest and recover.

redheadbaker, they are not sure why I had the PEs. They never figured out where the 1 massive clot originally formed. They took a bunch of blood to test for clotting disorders. I'll get those results when I meet with my hematologist. I hope I don't have to take coumadin for the rest of my life. Why did you have PEs?

I'm glad you're feeling better.  I missed that you had PEs in the first place.  I did, too (well, I guess PE singular), and my doctors were never able to determine why.  My only real risk factor was the pill.  The down side is it took me a long time to relax and stop worrying that it would happen again, but the good side is not having to extend my time on Coumadin beyond the initial 6 months.

I hope you get good news!