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[Florida Lawyer]

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[Rerun]

How the hell would we know?  On my Explanation of benefits it shows submitted charges of $54,000 for a month.  They only get maybe $3,000 for a month but continue to charge outrageously.  Why is that?  Is it some tax loop hole?

And, it does not itemise.  Just 2 pages of :  Medical Equip/Supply.... Diagnostic Lab Test....Prescription Drug .... Medical Care....  over and over and over.

Usually if I clot they change it all out. But, I have not clotted this year under the new bundle system either. 

     

[kitkatz]

The lines come all together in a plastic package so of course they have to charge for every thing even if they use only part of it. Sanitary reasons.  One unit, one patient no reusing of equipment.

[sullidog]

everytime I clot I get a hole new everything.

[treesx4]

When I clot they do not change anything out. They just run saline through it. And shake the filter thingy. My clinic makes almost 3 grand everytime I show up.

[sullidog]

they have tried that approach as well just try to flush the lines, but it doesn't always work every time.

[Riki]

I've clotted the dialyzor before... but they just change the dialyzor and leave the lines..

[Simon Dog]

How the hell would we know?  On my Explanation of benefits it shows submitted charges of $54,000 for a month.  They only get maybe $3,000 for a month but continue to charge outrageously.  Why is that?  Is it some tax loop hole?

It must be some sort of "visiting Arab shiek" price.  Fresenius just raised the rack rate for PD to $1600/day (yes, really), but accepts the $138/day my insurance pays.   I don't know how much they will get when I hit 30 months (assuming I live that long) and medicare rates kick in, but it's probably even less.

They even tried to bill $200 for the flu shot (about $130 for the shot and $80 to administer it), but that was marked as "disallowed/no patient liability" on the insurance statement.