is that a typical result/cost of an ultrasound ($200 out of pocket)?
Yes, that's exactly what I paid. I paid $200 out of $400 for an ultrasound right at the counter before the ultrasound. Few weeks later, I received a bill saying the insurance did not cover the rest of the cost and I have another $200 to pay. This repeated multiple times, with ultrasound and doctor visits. I paid a lot of money because my insurance wouldn't kick in until I met my deductible, which was high. Even after it is met, there were a lot of terms and conditions on what is covered and what's not. I really never went through all the details until I needed it. Fml. My suggestion is to carefully chose an insurance plan next time. For this time, just go through the details or call up your insurance company.
You might want to ask your insurer cost estimates for ultrasounds at different locations. It can vary significantly. I’m sure you can find one that’ll cost less than $200 out of pocket. You can also chose Kaiser as your insurer and stop playing the guessing game with billing.
You can also get an FSA for upto your deductible amount but then if you don’t use it, you lose the money.
If you have HSA you have to pay until you reach the deductible before it gets cheaper.
On our high deductible health plan, 750$ is the in-network discounted rate. Healthcare here is total BS. These private negotiated rates with individual insurances need to go away. Price per CPT code needs to be transparent.
Depends on your insurance. Today, I just paid $40 with Kaiser, Santa Clara, CA.
We paid only $20. Rest was covered by the insurance.
Sound about right. Consider that my son had an x-ray in the ER room and they charged $1400 to the insurance. 🤯
Facility charged insurance 1100$ for ultrasound (few weeks back). Insurance paid around 700$ and I paid around 80$ (10%). Have ppo.
That's pocket change. $200 to Amazon engrs is like $15 to someone on minimum wage.
Do they have the same skill set? Did they put the same efforts in their studies? You fruits would always be the results of the kind of seeds you put in the soil.
I pay $0. Wife’s insurance is awesome.
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That depends on your insurance, the reason you had an ultrasound and where you had it. There is no typical in American healthcare.
Well it's typically a rip-off.