On Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Ronn Blankenship wrote:
> At 11:21 AM 6/26/01, you wrote:
>
> >I went in for labor & delivery Thursday afternoon.
> >
> >Sammy was born Friday morning.
> >
> >We left Sunday afternoon.
> >
> >The bill from the hospital (and this is separate from the bill from my
> >doctor, which was paid in advance near the beginning of the pregnancy) was
> >for a total of over $6500. (I think it was $66xx.xx, but I don't remember
> >exactly....) I'm not the one dealing with the insurance, so I don't know
> >how much of that the insurance covered and how much we had to pay, but we
> >have good insurance.
> >
> > Julia
>
>
> So that was 3 days at $2200US/day, plus the doctor's fee.
Oh, good, you thought to calculate the per day expense. :)
Yes, $2200 per day. Although I think that the services rendered during
the labor & delivery were pricier than the postpartum services. I haven't
seen a breakdown of the bill. If I do, I'll try to remember to let folks
know how much was the delivery and how much was the recuperation (sp?).
Julia
