Medicare wrote in yesterday's mail an itemized bill - what was charged vs. what they paid for various services and supplies during my recent surgery. Some of the numbers appalled me; others made me smile. To amuse you ...
Pharmacy:
$1,712.32 to include blood test clotting time - $1,84lood typing for Rh (D) antigen - $141
Bacteria colony count urine $294
Services:
Injection: butacaine $3,742.82
Injection: ascetaminophen $3422.72 i.e. aspirin
Partial removal of middle spine; bone with release of spinal cord $36,450
Anesthesia $8,586.00
My piece of the action will be $1,000-something; it's upstairs and I'm down. Surgeon and Anesthesiologist together: $45,018
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