At 05:35 PM 6/26/01, you wrote:
>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
Oh, I knew that average doesn't mean much, but it does give us a figure to
compare to the "$10US per day" figure for hospitalization in
India. (Though I don't know if that was the room charge only or includes
the other services.)
Perhaps you could just scan the bill and post it to the list, then we can
all not only marvel at the price of modern medical care in the US, but
cringe to consider what you've been through. <g>
-- Ronn! :)
