[Snowyman]

And it's already out of control. I recently spent one day in the hospital due to a broken arm, which cost on the order of $100,000. Remarkably, that eye-opening amount still doesn't include the ambulance, the doctors, the x-rays, the CT scans, or the anesthesiologist. I'm still getting bills.

Anyone have any idea if there is truth to this figure ?

[DonaldC]

“Anyone have any idea if there is truth to this figure ? “

Must be some broken arm. My wife recently broke her’s just below the shoulder and total bills before insurance so far are around $1,100. We still have one more followup appointment before we’re done. I think that is too much but we were able to get where she needed to be with almost no waiting at all even for x-rays, so I ain’t complaining. Never spent time at the actual hospital though.

[BluH2o]

Anyone have any idea if there is truth to this figure?

Re: Broken arm costing $100,000.
No way ... unless surgery was performed & pins used to stabilize the fracture. Even then $100,000 would be high. This person needs one of those medical auditors that work on a percentage of any money they save a patient after examining the hospital bills.

[Hoffer Rand]

I’m not buying this. Comparatively, think how expensive giving birth would be. And nobody is paying 6 figures for a labor and delivery, unless something was very unusual about the birth.