Two months ago, I went to the ER because I thought I had appendicitis. I declined most of the tests because I had no insurance, but opted only for the CT scan without contrast because it was the most reliable.
I got a bill in the mail today for $13,000. My husband and I don't have nearly that amount. We're both still students and are living on an extremely tight budget.
If I talk to the billing department at the hospital, will they reduce the bill? Will they hunt us down if we don't pay? Also, is it better to get it over with and pay the money or wait in hopes that they will write it off?
We really, really cannot afford this.
I didn't have appendicitis, by the way, so the 13K is for a CT scan & a blood panel.
2007-12-18
16:58:51
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Umma K
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Other - Health