Re: Hospital cost $20K for 3 days

[Guest guest]

Hi Steve - thanks for the informative post. I'm in the same position

as you are. No doc in the area who does the Lap/DS in network so that

will be covered at 8-0% for me. However the hospital is an in network

place at 100% and it's a good thing to question the anesthesia ahead of

time because they can be out of network! I found that out on a prior

surgery and won the appeal..like do I get to choose which

anesthesiologist the doc works with....NOT.

Same with radiologists! Its so strange!

I was glad to read that you have gotten over your edema. And that you

are able to eat out at a week post op! What a thrill.

elle pre-op Lap/DS Emma patterson

BMI 37, 255#, 5'9 " , 58 YO, hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and

chronic pain