emergency room cost?

[CaptainHefe]

how much would you estimate a visit to the emergency room for 7 stitches and a splint would cost? this doesnt include xrays as i got a seperate bill for that.

 

[PowerMacG5]

A pretty penny? I have no idea, the only times I ever went to the emergency room, I went with my mom, and I presume insurance covered a large majority of it.

 

[bradruth]

Nothing if we had socialized health care. :disgust:

 

[Gravity]

My 6 year old got 3 stitches in her knee this summer. That was $385.

Thank God for insurance.

 

[The Stigenator]

1200 or so..

 

[CaptainHefe]

i have normal insurance now but at the time i was unemployed and i only had the insurance that pays if it is something extreme so i don't know if they will cover any of it.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: CaptainHefe
i have normal insurance now but at the time i was unemployed and i only had the insurance that pays if it is something extreme so i don't know if they will cover any of it.

what do they define as extreme?

 

[DT4K]

Originally posted by: bradruth
Nothing if we had socialized health care. :disgust:

You can't be serious.
Ever heard of taxes?

 

[FoBoT]

at least $250

 

[kranky]

I'd guess about $400. But that's just a guess.

Originally posted by: bradruth
Nothing if we had socialized health care. :disgust:

That's a great myth you're clinging to there, thinking that because you might not have to pay the hospital on the spot, it costs nothing. I'm pretty sure that the money would be coming from your paycheck in the way of higher taxes.

 

[CaptainHefe]

Originally posted by: AgaBooga

Originally posted by: CaptainHefe
i have normal insurance now but at the time i was unemployed and i only had the insurance that pays if it is something extreme so i don't know if they will cover any of it.

what do they define as extreme?

i dont know exactly what extreme means. i think there is some dollar amount but i'd have to look that up.

 

[Rage187]

I would also guess $1200

 

[iliopsoas]

$2000.

If you were to go to a private office, $300-400 maybe. But any time you go to the ER, it's going to cost you an arm and a leg.

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: Shanti

Originally posted by: bradruth
Nothing if we had socialized health care. :disgust:

You can't be serious.
Ever heard of taxes?

Originally posted by: kranky
I'd guess about $400. But that's just a guess.

Originally posted by: bradruth
Nothing if we had socialized health care. :disgust:

That's a great myth you're clinging to there, thinking that because you might not have to pay the hospital on the spot, it costs nothing. I'm pretty sure that the money would be coming from your paycheck in the way of higher taxes.

I'm aware of the costs in taxes and I still feel that it's worth it.

 

[vegetation]

A real ER would be around $1000 or more. If you go to some acute care clinic then it's much much less.

 

[NoReMoRsE]

Nothing directly out-of-pocket in Canada. MUAHAHAHA

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: NoReMoRsE
Nothing directly out-of-pocket in Canada. MUAHAHAHA

Exactly!

 

[SP33Demon]

My g/f went in December... it cost 1385 for ER, 295 for CT/brain Scan, and 627 for ER Visit/Blood ox. Not sure what the last one is, but that's how it shows up on her bill... my insurance covered 80% of it, and her's covered 20%... Expensive as fck tho, she hit the windshield in the accident so it was mandatory.