W2R
Moderator Emeritus
Received the insurance statement for the hospital stay last month. The cost of two overlapping stents in a heart artery and three days (two in cardiac care, one in ICU) is $45k and some change. Not complaining, mind you, since without it I'd be either dead or very close to it by now but little wonder people go bankrupt for medical issues if they don't have insurance. And my case was "simple" with no complications.
I didn't see what the insurance will actually pay since they initially denied most of it over the hospital not dating the charges properly.
That's got to be a little unnerving! I hope they get that straightened out soon, and that you won't be left with a $45K bill to pay.