I was flabbergasted by the cost of medical care I could have died without – but surprise fees are standard in a system motivated first and foremost by profit
After digesting the scale of the charges I had received from Sutter Health, a hospital behemoth thatof inflating costs in the past, I began to dig. My hospital listed “All services for surgery related to an ectopic pregnancy” as ranging from $7,500 and nearly $37,000 for people with Blue Shield insurance.
“They’re just a horrible mess,” Pollitz said of the transparency data, explaining that hospitals do not clarify whether listed prices are “comprehensive” or “partial”. Indeed, when I called to contest the cost, a Sutter billing representative said that the “all services” price listed on their website “may just be part of the procedure” and probably didn’t include “pharmacy, layups, IVs, emergency room and anesthesia” charges.
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