Follow the dollars.....
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, 07-31-2014 at 03:33 PM (1668 Views)
I want to start this blog with this: I AM BLESSED. I am blessed to have an insurance company that is looking at covering surgery.
Insurance premium: $100.00 per month
Deductible: $0
Out of pocket: $750.00 annually
PCP co-pay: $5.00
Specialist co-pay: $25.00
Prescriptions: 35% (this is where they save money)
I am blessed yet again that I am Native American and I can get my prescriptions from my tribal pharmacy. I am blessed all around.
With all that said this is a breakdown of my cost associated with surgery.
Consultation $25.00
Pulmonary Function Test $10.00
Initial Dietary Consult $200.00
Nutrition follow up 1 $25.00
Nutrition follow up 2 $25.00
Exercise Physiology Consult $50.00
Psychological exam $300.30
Cardiac visit $25.00
Pulmonary visit $25.00
Sleep study $250.00
Assisting surgeon $600.00
Total cost $1535.30 Out of pocket $335.00/750.00
Surgery cost out of pocket $415.00
Total cost to me is $1950.30.
I am blessed.