[Magdalen] An interesting medical bill breakdown.

[Catharine Phillips]

Wow. My beloved gets an infusion every two weeks that would cost (if out of
pocket) $20,000. Really? What rate does the insurance company negotiate?
(TBTG) for insurance.

On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 11:17 AM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

> I mean the breakdown of the charges, not me having a breakdown.  (But I'm
> willing to have one, as it would spice my life up a bit.)
>
> My full-body PET scan?  Approx 15k?  The breakdown?
>
> -Full body scan: $690.
> -Nuclear juice they shot into me: ~$14.5k.
>
> A 30-second shot, tens of thousands of dollars.  A half-hour trip through
> something out of "Sleeper", a mere pittance.
>
> I don't know, Bernie.  Levelling this playing field might cause more
> trouble than it's worth.
>
> He said, sarcastically.
>



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