Posted by PhoenixGirl on September 6, 2001, at 15:36:52
In reply to Re:More accurate view of ECT..PhoenixGirl - ditto! (nm), posted by Sunnely on September 5, 2001, at 21:31:24
I think that staying in the hospital would be a lot more expensive than doing the treatments outpatient, which is already very expensive. Under my insurance plan, I pay 10% of the costs of the procedure. I will be sent three bills -- one from the doctor, one from the anesthesiologist, and one from the hospital for using their facilities. That last bill will probably be much bigger if I'm inpatient as opposed to outpatient. The total cost per treatment, before insurance, as an outpatient is about $1100. My insurance company would probably negotiate that amount down some, and I'd pay 10% of that negotiated cost. I don't know how many treatments I'll need, so I really don't know how much I'll be spending on this. I have about $1200 to spend right now, and anything above that I'd have to pay off later. *sigh* This is such crap, money isn't supposed to buy happiness! I think I'll be able to afford this, but it'll be hard. I'm only 23 and I'm in my first job. So anyway, inpatient would be better but I doubt I could afford it.
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