On January 24th my daughter, who is away at college called me to tell me she thought she had a bladder infection and was in pain, and asked if I thought she should go to the only clinic that she knew was open on a Sunday I told her that she should, but make sure to ask them for an approximate cost before being admitted She went to clinic and asked the person who was doing admissions for the approximate cost and her reply was "not too much, probably not more than $50." So my daughter agreed to be admitted, saw a doctor who proceeded to run different tests, totally a cost of over $2, Mind you, she was almost positive it was just a bladder infection By the time the clinic added the ER visit and doctor's fees, the total charges were over $4, After insurance paid their share our portion was over $1,If feel that it was very disingenuous and misleading for the clinic to provide a quote that was dramatically different than the final billing amount, especially given the
My son, a Cal Poly student, went to ER, thinking it’s Urgent care
The doctor checked him and dismissed him immediately
He was there for ten minutesThe doctor only used his stethoscope
We got a bill for more than $1200, plus had to pay doctor’s fee
On January 24th my daughter, who is away at college called me to tell me she thought she had a bladder infection and was in pain, and asked if I thought she should go to the only clinic that she knew was open on a Sunday I told her that she should, but make sure to ask them for an approximate cost before being admitted She went to clinic and asked the person who was doing admissions for the approximate cost and her reply was "not too much, probably not more than $50." So my daughter agreed to be admitted, saw a doctor who proceeded to run different tests, totally a cost of over $2, Mind you, she was almost positive it was just a bladder infection By the time the clinic added the ER visit and doctor's fees, the total charges were over $4, After insurance paid their share our portion was over $1,If feel that it was very disingenuous and misleading for the clinic to provide a quote that was dramatically different than the final billing amount, especially given the
My son, a Cal Poly student, went to ER, thinking it’s Urgent care
The doctor checked him and dismissed him immediately
He was there for ten minutesThe doctor only used his stethoscope
We got a bill for more than $1200, plus had to pay doctor’s fee