Well it finally came, We got the bill from the Hospital for Kelly's RNY surgery. I am so thankful that my insurance is covering everything, 100% with no deductable! The bill was beyond imagination. Here is a break-down. This does not cover the Surgeon, the Anesthesiologist, or the Radiologist.
Room and Board: 9,510.00
Pharmacy: 1, 172.61
Medical Surgical Supplies: 44,746.41
Implants: 11,938.76
Lab Services: 1,805.92
Diagnostic Radiology: 1,410.00
Operating Room Services: 18,641.07
Anesthesia Services: 5,842.22
Self Administered Meds: 154.28
Recovery Room Services: 1,297.66
Heart and Vascular Lab Services: 1,428.50
Total: $ 97,947.43
Wow - almost $98,000. She had gone in on Monday and come out on Wednesday afternoon. Room and Board for that time frame was over $ 9,500? I read further down the list. I turned to Kelly and said.. "I'm not trying to be a creep, but it says you have almost $12k in implants. Shouldn't things be a little perkier?"
Kelly, always being able to hold her own responded... "Maybe they put them in my but!"
All kidding aside, I thought this bill was a little high. I called the hospital and they sent me a fully itemized bill. What they sent me was 5 pages, with little type, and a bunch of words that didn't look like English. I was able to learn that what I thought implants were, was not what they installed. It turns out they were some kind of sealant, used to close off stuff on the inside.
The operation was a lot of money, but worth every penny!
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