Hi. Not sure if this is the right subreddit, but I (25F) got my pilonidal cyst drained at the ER on Christmas night this past year. I just couldn't take the pain anymore. I wish I didn't have to go to the hospital for it, but everywhere else was closed because it was Christmas. Plus, I don't have health insurance. I make too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford a plan on my own, even with tax credits.
All that was done was the area was numbed and the doctor made a small incision with a scalpel and pushed all the fluid out. Gauze was taped to it, and I went home.
I got a bill in the mail from the hospital for $330. I thought that was pricey, but I paid it. A couple of weeks later, I received another bill from some other place for $660.
I called and the operator I spoke to said the $330 bill was for the hospital itself. The $660 bill was for the doctor himself. I asked for an itemized statement. I received the new statement in the mail; it was broken down into two sections: $255 for the "emergency department visit" and $405 for the drainage procedure.
I just don't understand why I'm getting two different bills. Is the $255 the doctor's ER fee and then the $405 is just the procedure?
I didn't get an itemized statement from the first $330 bill because I thought it was all I was going to have to pay for such a minor procedure.
What should I do? Is there a way to bring the cost down or anything? I can't afford this. Help!
TL;DR - Uninsured. Received two bills for minor ER procedure, one for hospital ($330), one for doctor ($660). Paid the $330, can't afford the $660 and am confused on why I got two bills. Is there a way to get the cost down?
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