ChristopherHoff
Junior Member
What is the name of your state?I took my son to an ER in ohio on a saturday for an ear ache that had him in constant tears. i was there for 2 hours the first of which was spent waiting in a room to see a doctor. They fushed his ear with saline said he may have an ear infection but they where not sure and to watch it closely for a few days to a week. We left shorly there after.
I received two bills for my visit, one bill from the doctor for 146.00 which seemed very resonable. In fact since i am self employed they offer me a discount of 44.00 which brought my bill down to 102.00 even better .
The problem occured when i recieved my bill from the ER itself in the ammount of 830.75. It had two items on it, 66.25 in generic drugs and 764.50 for "Emergency Room". The generic drug chargs seems resonable however the ER charge seems way out of line. Keep in mind that this is not for any medication and the doctor billed separate, this charge is just for the ER. I inquired about the high charge and they stated that it was due to the them billing me on a ER severity level of 4. I dont know what that means as i dont know the severity scale however my belief is that they either elevated the severity level to high or they have the wrong information about the circumstances of my visit.
Please advise.
I received two bills for my visit, one bill from the doctor for 146.00 which seemed very resonable. In fact since i am self employed they offer me a discount of 44.00 which brought my bill down to 102.00 even better .
The problem occured when i recieved my bill from the ER itself in the ammount of 830.75. It had two items on it, 66.25 in generic drugs and 764.50 for "Emergency Room". The generic drug chargs seems resonable however the ER charge seems way out of line. Keep in mind that this is not for any medication and the doctor billed separate, this charge is just for the ER. I inquired about the high charge and they stated that it was due to the them billing me on a ER severity level of 4. I dont know what that means as i dont know the severity scale however my belief is that they either elevated the severity level to high or they have the wrong information about the circumstances of my visit.
Please advise.