Residents in Arizona are not only facing the danger of venomous rattlesnake encounters but also the potentially expensive bills that come with treating a snakebite. The average cost to treat a rattlesnake bite in Pima County is $124,000, according to the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center.
As rattlesnake season slithers through Arizona , residents are facing not only the danger of venomous encounters but also the potentially hefty bills that come with treating a snakebite. In Pima County alone, the average cost to treat a rattlesnake bite is $124,000, according to the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center. Geoffrey Smelski, Clinical Education Director at the Center, said there’s a few different reasons why your hospital bill can be so expensive.
'So a bunch of different things go into what that ultimate bill ends up being,' Smelski said. 'The antivenom's part of it, and there's a big range in how many vials people get. Some people might get as low as 10 vials, some people like a size 30 or more
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