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Feb 20, 2018
12:04
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johnnycarson
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hospitals absolutely bill whatever they can. i see them routinely triple
prices on products and pass it along to patients as part of a surgery bill.
outpatient surgery centers can't do that. but a hospital can.
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$1,877 to pierce a girls ear. Feels like hospitals just make up costs that are
viper
2/20/18 12:00pm
hospitals absolutely bill whatever they can. i see them routinely triple
johnnycarson
2/20/18 12:04pm
then the insurance company "negotiates" a rate and the bill is cut in 4th.
Mayor of Cougartown
2/20/18 12:06pm
Such a transparent process. No wonder healthcare costs are crazy.
spugeddy24
2/20/18 12:12pm
I can't believe the lady admits to this.
JAGA97
2/20/18 12:07pm
Interesting clarification in the article you linked.
Eddie
2/20/18 12:08pm
Looks like her insurance didn't pay for the other procedure, so they shifted the balance to the piercing
Conan
2/20/18 12:09pm
That's one way to read it.
Eddie
2/20/18 12:19pm
Sounds like 2 sleazeballs, the doctor and insurance, and one dummy, the mom.
Dillinger
2/20/18 12:21pm
I'm not sure there's enough information with what's in the article.
Eddie
2/20/18 12:30pm
Other procedure was covered, but they put its costs into the pierced ear section
viper
2/20/18 12:24pm
Why is the medical field somehow immune to the practice of posting the cost of procedures? Is there some reason
Pimpin4Paradise
2/20/18 12:54pm
i agree. i think mainly because there really are no guarantees and every
johnnycarson
2/20/18 1:09pm
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