First bills
Today, I spoke with the hospital about the MRI I'll be having on Dec. 29. The MRI is one part of preparing for surgery. I didn't realize it was going to cost me money!
Not just a couple hundred bucks either. The full cost of the MRI is $6,897.36. I've already met my insurance deductible, but not my out-of-pocket maximum. Therefore, my insurance will pay 80 percent, and I'll pay 20 percent. For some reason, I was under the impression that I reached my maximum already and all of this would be free until the first of the year. I'm so sad to say that I was mistaken.
So my second bill for this will be for $1,379.47.
My only other bill was after my first appointment in September at Baylor Scoliosis. It cost me $356.54.
So my new running total for this surgery is.....drum roll.......$1,736.01. Good-bye savings account!
UPDATED: I had them switch my MRI to the first of the new year, so it will count toward my deductible/out-of-pocket maximum for next year. I feel better about this now.
UPDATED: I had them switch my MRI to the first of the new year, so it will count toward my deductible/out-of-pocket maximum for next year. I feel better about this now.
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2 comments:
Spending money on this is no fun, but so not important in the grand scheme of things. And you are worth it to be happy and healthy. Try to put $ out of your mind. :)
I'm really more in shock about it than worried.
You're right, though, Wendy.
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