Anyone else think it's ridiculous how much doctors and hospitals charge?

We got the first of our hospital bills from my little girl’s accident. The bill from ONE of the hopitals, not including the CT or any doctors’ fees is $10,000. We’ve been charge $6,000 just for the ambulance transport. $6,000!!!

What the hell did that amulance crew do that we couldn’t have done? We could have driven her to the other hospital and all the way back home before that ambulance crew actually arrived to pick us up from the original hospital. They were over an hour late. They didn’t even do anything except strap her to a gurney and load her in and turn on a movie for her. Oh yeah? I’ve got a movie package in my suburban. They didn’t even do anything special. They drove really slow, without the lights and sirens. If it was so damn important for her to go by ambulance, then they should have driven like it was important. And this was the hospital’s own ambulance transport.

We got a $200 dollar charge for the “pharmacy” and a separate $150 charge for the IV. She didn’t get anything from the pharmacy!!! Even if that’s the charge for the IV fluids, why would there be two separate charges and how in the hell can a bag of freakin salt water cost $200?

Can you tell I’m pissed? This is why I loathe the medical community. Ridiculously high charges for people who just need honest help without having their bank account raped. I’m going to be paying on this for years. $10,000 just for this one bill. We haven’t gotten the bill from the other hospital yet with the CT, then I know we’ll be getting billed for individual doctors’ fees. Including another CT and appt with a neurologist for her follow-up in 2 weeks.

All this is, is financial rape of those who don’t have any other choice. I’d rather just bare my ass and let them take it. UGH!

/end rant