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CentiPetra t1_iujzre9 wrote

Reply to comment by ChewWork in A billing expert investigated her husband's ER bill. She was able to knock thousands off the charge. by 11ej25

My daughter broke her arm a couple months ago. They did a reduction in the ER, but we were back less than six hours later because after the reduction, she lost all feeling in her two little fingers. We waited in triage for hours. During that time, I gave her Children’s Tylenol from my purse. When we were called back, I let the nurse know I had given her Tylenol in the waiting room.

Guess what they charged me for when the bill came? Yea, they actually charged me $10 or me to administer my own Tylenol purchased from a drug store.

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space_antlers t1_iuk3s70 wrote

What did they say when you disputed that?

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CentiPetra t1_iuk5dv0 wrote

They said basically, "well we don't have a code for when a patient administers their own meds. We just have a general code. But I'll remove it from the bill."

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