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Schmiddy · 12-10-2012, 09:31 PM

That's the bill I just received for my shoulder surgery (rotator cuff) performed on November 30th. No over night stay. I have decent insurance so I should survive this--in fact, I paid a sum the morning of, which I was told amounted to my share of the bill after insurance approval. Based on what I paid, I did not expect the actual bill to be any where near that high. I hope the hospital doesn't expect to come back to me for additional sums because I've got nothing left..... That just seems way too high.

**Wood Welder** · 12-10-2012, 09:35 PM

Your portion of the tab was $61,625.00?

Schmiddy · 12-10-2012, 09:37 PM

No, that was the total bill.

cavie · 12-10-2012, 09:57 PM

I never saw my bill. I paid $100 for the surgery and $75.00 for 12 weeks of PT. Wife has good ins.

rvcycleguy · 12-10-2012, 10:00 PM

Sounds about right. Had same surgery two years ago. Covered by insurance and out of pocket was only a small fraction. It's the physical therapy limits on your insurance that could be an issue. If you don't do the work, it's never right....

dabutcher · 12-10-2012, 10:23 PM

Don't pay it and see if they reposes, I triple dog dare ya.

Schmiddy · 12-10-2012, 10:30 PM

lol. can't reposes what i don't have....

Schmiddy · 12-10-2012, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rvcycleguy

Sounds about right. Had same surgery two years ago. Covered by insurance and out of pocket was only a small fraction. It's the physical therapy limits on your insurance that could be an issue. If you don't do the work, it's never right....

I had my other shoulder done two years ago. way worse--required a number of screws and there were three tears--two all the way through. I did the PT on my own--but stuck to it. I still have some issues but no more than other people i know who went through months of PT at reputable places. i'm thinking of meeting with a therapist this time to get some access to a few devices that should help my last shoulder get a bit more strength--otherwise, i'm probably doing most of the therapy on my own again....

mfile2000 · 12-11-2012, 09:14 AM

That is one of the things that pisses me off. What the hospital bills people with no insurance is the full rate, driving many uninsured into bankruptcy. But those with insurance and therefore the ability to pay, pay no where near that amount, and I'll bet only 1/3 of that amount is the contracted amount that insurance pays.

**Polovision** · 12-11-2012, 09:18 AM

Spend a week in the hospital and my bill was $265,000 dollars.

(insurance covered it but they only paid $72,000. Different prices for different folks.)

But we have the best healthcare in the world!!!!

12-10-2012, 09:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Schmiddy Senior VR Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Luling, Louisiana Posts: 1,575 Thanks: 30 Thanked 142 Times in 138 Posts	Omg...$61,625.00 That's the bill I just received for my shoulder surgery (rotator cuff) performed on November 30th. No over night stay. I have decent insurance so I should survive this--in fact, I paid a sum the morning of, which I was told amounted to my share of the bill after insurance approval. Based on what I paid, I did not expect the actual bill to be any where near that high. I hope the hospital doesn't expect to come back to me for additional sums because I've got nothing left..... That just seems way too high. __________________ 2009 C50SE Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.

12-10-2012, 09:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wood Welder Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alberta Posts: 10,571 Thanks: 939 Thanked 563 Times in 458 Posts	Your portion of the tab was $61,625.00? __________________ Thickness can't be measured! VR WESCALERO MEMBER

12-10-2012, 09:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Schmiddy Senior VR Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Luling, Louisiana Posts: 1,575 Thanks: 30 Thanked 142 Times in 138 Posts	No, that was the total bill. __________________ 2009 C50SE Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.

12-10-2012, 09:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
cavie Senior VR Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Port Charlotte Fl Posts: 757 Thanks: 30 Thanked 88 Times in 73 Posts	I never saw my bill. I paid $100 for the surgery and $75.00 for 12 weeks of PT. Wife has good ins. __________________ '03 Volusia Intruder, Cobra Drag Pipes, K&N air filter, Fatty Knees Bars, Mustang seat, Grasshopper backrest, Wolo horn. Gold wing floor boards and a few other goodies.

12-10-2012, 10:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
rvcycleguy Senior VR Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 2,109 Thanks: 322 Thanked 291 Times in 226 Posts	Sounds about right. Had same surgery two years ago. Covered by insurance and out of pocket was only a small fraction. It's the physical therapy limits on your insurance that could be an issue. If you don't do the work, it's never right.... __________________ 2006 C50c White with ghost flames Pwr commander, K&N, leatherlyke bags, tour backrest, 3 pc mustang, Cobra bars, Cobra boards, OEM light bar w/ driving lights, stk shield, vista cruiser, tank bib, stebel horn, Metzler white walls, dj drive, luggage rack, blue led lights. 2010-Guanajuato, Mexico 3 Sisters- Texas Hill Country 2011-Key West, FL Sedona,Grand Canyon, AZ 2012-Big Bend,Texas Santa Fe, NM and Colorado Rockies PCH- LA to SF rt.

12-10-2012, 10:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
dabutcher Senior VR Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: lakeside,az Posts: 982 Thanks: 32 Thanked 40 Times in 30 Posts	Don't pay it and see if they reposes, I triple dog dare ya. __________________ When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered.

12-10-2012, 10:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
Schmiddy Senior VR Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Luling, Louisiana Posts: 1,575 Thanks: 30 Thanked 142 Times in 138 Posts	lol. can't reposes what i don't have.... __________________ 2009 C50SE Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.

12-11-2012, 09:14 AM	#9 (permalink)
mfile2000 Senior VR Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northern, NJ Posts: 3,960 Thanks: 688 Thanked 416 Times in 327 Posts	That is one of the things that pisses me off. What the hospital bills people with no insurance is the full rate, driving many uninsured into bankruptcy. But those with insurance and therefore the ability to pay, pay no where near that amount, and I'll bet only 1/3 of that amount is the contracted amount that insurance pays.

12-11-2012, 09:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
Polovision Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA, Cameron Park. (Near Sacramento) Posts: 10,834 Thanks: 425 Thanked 311 Times in 243 Posts	Spend a week in the hospital and my bill was $265,000 dollars. (insurance covered it but they only paid $72,000. Different prices for different folks.) But we have the best healthcare in the world!!!! __________________ My Rides in the west

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