Thought I was having a heart attack, went to ER.
Spent 3 hours waiting out in waiting room (making it obvious it was not serious) and 2 hours inside ER hooked to an ECG
+ blood tests
+ chest x-ray
+ head CT scan
+ saline IV
+ 1 pair of yellow nonslip socks.
DIAGNOSIS: Labyrinthistis
No Insurance!
Final Bill: $9040.00
(Actually, final bill was over $11,500 but that the hospital decided to discount amount (wink wink) after finding out I am uninsured! (Nonsense. This is lime a retailer raising the price of an item by 50% the putting it on sale for 25% off...).
Had I had insurance, it would have been probably billed at a fraction of what I am asked to pay. Had this been billed to MediCal, it would have been billed at under $1500.
People in the medical field are supposed to be caring and conscientious. So what is the logic behind charging individuals multiples of what a corporation is charged?