Before I begin explaining my situation, I harkened back to the thread a few weeks ago where a gentlemen was (if I am remembering correctly) $5,000 or so in credit card debt. His option that he ran past the green screen was to simply “not pay it.” It was met with many opinions which I will surmise and I agree with: “You bought it. Pay for it.” So if you read this post to its entirety and can only think of a similar conclusion, please save it. This is different, and I will explain why below.
Here in a week my son will be 3 months old. We had some complications with my wife, but luckily, God blessed the hands of our OB and the on-call urologist, so my wife’s still around to be a mother. All said, the bill is, after insurance, roughly $7,000.
My wife’s coworker told her to not pay anything and have an itemized bill sent to the house. She then said to fight the bill, and offer to pay some small amount like $25 a month. Eventually they’ll get tired of getting such a small amount and say that it’s ok to pay X amount and call it square.
We did step 1, and the list of crap they put on there is ridiculous. First off, $1,500 for 3 nights in the nursery. My son spent 1 night in the nursery. Next up, the bill claims that my son was injected with a dye for a scan. My son wasn’t scanned, x-rayed, or had any dye injections, so I’m not even sure how that can be on our bill.
I’ll save you the 6 pages of crap they are billing us. Just know that 1) we didn’t use or need things that we were billed for and 2) the prices of this stuff is beyond exorbitant.
We called the hospital to fight some items on the bill, however, we were told they can’t make adjustment until after 90 days when the bills go to collections. (I found that hard to believe, as I didn’t think hospital bills could go to collections.)
I have the money to pay in full, and honestly $7,000 for a son and to save your wife during labor is a trade I would make 100% of the time. However, if the cost can be reduced because I didn’t need or use a few of the services, should I try to wait it out as stated above?
What’s y’alls thoughts, opinions and experiences with this?
Here in a week my son will be 3 months old. We had some complications with my wife, but luckily, God blessed the hands of our OB and the on-call urologist, so my wife’s still around to be a mother. All said, the bill is, after insurance, roughly $7,000.
My wife’s coworker told her to not pay anything and have an itemized bill sent to the house. She then said to fight the bill, and offer to pay some small amount like $25 a month. Eventually they’ll get tired of getting such a small amount and say that it’s ok to pay X amount and call it square.
We did step 1, and the list of crap they put on there is ridiculous. First off, $1,500 for 3 nights in the nursery. My son spent 1 night in the nursery. Next up, the bill claims that my son was injected with a dye for a scan. My son wasn’t scanned, x-rayed, or had any dye injections, so I’m not even sure how that can be on our bill.
I’ll save you the 6 pages of crap they are billing us. Just know that 1) we didn’t use or need things that we were billed for and 2) the prices of this stuff is beyond exorbitant.
We called the hospital to fight some items on the bill, however, we were told they can’t make adjustment until after 90 days when the bills go to collections. (I found that hard to believe, as I didn’t think hospital bills could go to collections.)
I have the money to pay in full, and honestly $7,000 for a son and to save your wife during labor is a trade I would make 100% of the time. However, if the cost can be reduced because I didn’t need or use a few of the services, should I try to wait it out as stated above?
What’s y’alls thoughts, opinions and experiences with this?
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