$1600 Bill for Hugging a Carpet!
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
United States
April 25, 2016 7:03pm CST
A while back I posted about passing out and needing to go to the emergency room for treatment. Thankfully I was only dehydrated. As a result, I now make sure that I consume a lot of water!
Well today, I get a bill from the rescue squad for $1600 for their services. This included an EKG on the way to the hospital. Guess they wanted to make sure it wasn't my ticker.
Tomorrow I will call them to see if they will bill my insurance. Not sure the insurance will cover the cost though. Won't hurt to try. If they don't cover it, they will get a $10 a month payment from me. Times are tough.
Moral of the story, don't hug a carpet at 2 in the morning. It could be costly.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
26 Apr 16
I have no insurance. I was billed $1800 for blood work, pee sample, and they gave me fluids. They wrote me a prescription and that was $25.00, the prescription itself cost me $4.00.
I pay $91.00 a month.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
26 Apr 16
I also have a $200 bill to pay off for the hospital visit. Insurance covered most of it. But that copay pinched.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
26 Apr 16
@ScribbledAdNauseum they did give me two units of fluids, took xrays of my knee that I fell on when I passed out. Gave me nausea meds. I would have rather taken a week's vacation.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
26 Apr 16
@ElusiveButterfly DId they give you fluids? all of this was from the clinic, affiliated with a major hospital here. I didn't take an ambulance luckily I didn't pass out from it.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
26 Apr 16
when it comes to health places you tell them what you are willing to pay. they pretty much have to take it. Insurance aught to cover some, but if they dont, whatever, 10 dollars a month go! And maybe look and see if your area has the 60 a year free ambulance ride thing
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Apr 16
There is no such thing in our area. I will end up paying them $10 a month. That will take a while to pay off but oh well.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Apr 16
@Jessicalynnt I know a few that have been threatened to send to collections. But as long as they are cashing that check every month they are accepting the payment. You are okay with making that payment amount.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
27 Apr 16
@ElusiveButterfly pretty much, and as long as you make those payments they can't turn you into collections or anything, it is my understanding of medical bills anyways
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Apr 16
I hope they will pay for some of it.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
27 Apr 16
@ElusiveButterfly
It would be s big help I am sure.
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@marguicha (223023)
• Chile
26 Apr 16
That is surely expensive. How about the people that don´t have the money?
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Apr 16
They would have to write it off.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Apr 16
@marguicha I wish my husband had driven me there. But, to be safe, he had the ambulance drive me.
@marguicha (223023)
• Chile
27 Apr 16
@ElusiveButterfly In that sense, my country´s health care is better. When there is an emergency, there is no charge, no matter what expensive hospital (the one nearest) you are taken. After the emergency is over, they ask you what do you want to do (and what can you pay) from then on.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
26 Apr 16
Play on words. I fell and landed on the floor.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
@ElusiveButterfly oh I see. Please be careful next time. I thought you're drunk or something.
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@GardenGerty (160665)
• United States
26 Apr 16
The bills get very expensive, especially ambulance rides.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
26 Apr 16
I didn't realize how much they charge. Put me into shock.
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Apr 16
Nothing is free here. Only those on public assistance get a free ride.
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
26 Apr 16
Our insurance coverage isn't great.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
26 Apr 16
me too Judy. We just don't have that kind of money laying around.
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