RSS Saturday, 23 August 2008 00:13
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…How much does a cut requiring four stitches rate?
We spent the day at the storage shed, and the evening at the urgent care clinic. Don sliced his hand on a yukky old nail, so in we went for cleaning, stitching and a tetanus booster. Two and a half hours and a minimum of $300 later(*), he was all fixed up.
I got to see a wound being stitched for the first time.
It could have been a lot worse. But we’re not looking forward to the bill.
(*) It costs $300 just to be seen. If we’d arrived after the clinic was closed, we’d have needed the ER, where it’s $600 just to be seen. I hope that the next president has a darn good policy for fixing America’s monstrous healthcare system.
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6 Comments, Comment or Ping
beautyredefined (79 comments.)
Ouch! Is it healing well? So sorry to hear about the expected bill too. Oof.
Aug 24th, 2008
Onyerbike
$300-600? Oof! For all our complaining, I do love me the Canadian Health Care system! Flash the health card, see the doc, go home. Easy peasy.
Aug 24th, 2008
Nancy
Oh, I”m so sorry Don cut his hand. I hope it heals without complications.
Aug 24th, 2008
Linda R. Moore
BR–It healed nicely. We got to it in time and the Nurse Practitioner was very competent.
Oct 23rd, 2008
Linda R. Moore
Just over $600 in the end. The $300-$600 was a minimum charge ($300 for the clinic, $600 for the ER!)
Oct 23rd, 2008
Linda R. Moore
It healed well. :)
Oct 23rd, 2008
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