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A question about medical costs Macharius Send a noteboard - 09/02/2010 02:49:49 PM
Some basic info first / personal update stuff first before getting to the point of this post.

I started dating a girl a year ago. We're now living together, and engaged to be married on July 24. Super exciting, etc. ;)

Eight days ago, she fell and broke her ankle. As she doesn't have insurance right now (we've been trying to get her on a plan, but her application has been open for months because they're overloaded and we can't actually talk with them to figure out what they still need), I've been trying to determine about how much her bill will run to with:

-Ambulance
-6 hours in the ER
-consultation visits
-one failed attempt at surgery (ankle still too swollen to operate, but required operating room/anaesthetic usage to properly cast her ankle in the meantime).
-one successful surgery to install plates/screws
-followup consultations visits
-casts

And right now, I'm not even considering another surgery to remove plates/screws whenever that will need to be done.

What I'm looking for, is someone who might actually be able to put a figure to any/all of these things so that I can achieve a "maximum possible debt" before anything else. If it's relevant, we live in the Saint Paul, Minnesota metro area and have been going to a Trauma Level 1 hospital.
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A question about medical costs Macharius - 09/02/2010 02:49:49 PM 699 Views
I would suggest Sareitha Sedai - 09/02/2010 02:57:51 PM 513 Views
Re: I would suggest Macharius - 09/02/2010 04:54:47 PM 399 Views
well, it'd be hard to say "oh it's usually this" for the whole industry LadyLorraine - 09/02/2010 05:04:47 PM 474 Views
But it shouldn't be. Sareitha Sedai - 09/02/2010 05:30:52 PM 497 Views
I don't think less opacity would change the price of the supplies much LadyLorraine - 09/02/2010 07:21:32 PM 332 Views
Yup Sareitha Sedai - 09/02/2010 05:13:02 PM 365 Views
Re: Yup Macharius - 09/02/2010 07:19:47 PM 349 Views
I was being sarcastic Sareitha Sedai - 09/02/2010 07:24:28 PM 471 Views
Re: I was being sarcastic Macharius - 09/02/2010 08:58:47 PM 453 Views
You're not alone. Sareitha Sedai - 09/02/2010 09:00:43 PM 349 Views
billing people can be short and sometimes rude... LadyLorraine - 09/02/2010 07:26:00 PM 331 Views
I spent maybe 3 hours in the ER for an infection nossy - 09/02/2010 03:00:50 PM 549 Views
O.o that's crazy LadyLorraine - 09/02/2010 03:33:16 PM 380 Views
Congrats on the engagement.... Brian - 09/02/2010 05:33:14 PM 369 Views
the cost structure they use is so insane it would be almost impossible to guess random thoughts - 09/02/2010 03:04:09 PM 382 Views
Congratulations on the engagement snoopcester - 09/02/2010 03:09:06 PM 365 Views
At least a couple thousand is my best guess LadyLorraine - 09/02/2010 03:31:30 PM 354 Views
Well hindsight is 20/20, but was the ambulance ride truly necessary? callandor1000 - 09/02/2010 03:34:39 PM 499 Views
Yes. Macharius - 09/02/2010 05:00:31 PM 343 Views
America is such a crazy place... Tim - 09/02/2010 03:44:35 PM 399 Views
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ but you can negotiate down a few $$$ *NM* BlackAdder - 09/02/2010 05:44:21 PM 208 Views
Several thousand dollars. Raserei - 09/02/2010 08:08:16 PM 416 Views
Re: Several thousand dollars. Macharius - 09/02/2010 08:55:21 PM 350 Views
I have no idea about hospital costs Camilla - 09/02/2010 08:12:41 PM 360 Views
One answer: Macharius - 09/02/2010 11:56:00 PM 420 Views
*wince* Ghavrel - 10/02/2010 12:07:21 AM 342 Views
Re: One answer: Amys - 10/02/2010 03:58:31 AM 366 Views
First - YAY! Second - Yikes! Missa Sedai - 10/02/2010 04:15:30 AM 351 Views
Apply for medical assistance and talk to the hospital! Antigone - 11/02/2010 12:28:44 AM 473 Views
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