Comment on If you receive a high medical bill, don't pay it immediately. Ask for an itemized bill first.
Cheems@lemmy.world 1 day ago
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
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.
It was a specific persistent medication level that has been tested every year. It’s usually less than ~$50
I just had my standard blood draw and it was 550$ so yea 2k defo look into that.
Griffus@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
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.
Faildini@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Most of us do. Our electoral system is just as fucked as our health care.