If you were looking for an answer to how much does a colonoscopy cost with insurance, you might go ask your insurance company. Mine – United HealthCare — has a treatment cost estimator online. (Wait, should I link here to the news story about United Healthcare and price-fixing? To www.myuhc.com web site, with the happy strawberries? […]
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How much does a colonoscopy cost? Part 1
So how much does a colonoscopy cost? The consumer heading into a medical procedure rarely knows. Quite often, the actual out-of-pocket figure isn’t known until the insurance company is done with its calculations, and sends the consumer (and the provider) a bill. That’s the routine, but it seems odd. The answer to “what does it […]
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The $1,416.51 Generic Drug Markup
Not long ago, I developed a sharp awareness of the costs of medical care. One motivating factor was an anesthesia bill for a 30-minute operation at a suburban New York City hospital in March 2007 to remove hardware inserted to fix a broken leg. The anesthesia bill, about $6,000, was triple the size of the […]
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Welcome!
Hi, thanks for visiting. I’m Jeanne Pinder, a longtime journalist with a deep interest in health care and a great deal of experience (and frustration) with sorting through medical statements and trying to understand them. Among the biggest questions in health care today are these: Why can’t I know what medical procedures and items will […]
