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a senile fungus

a senile fungus

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b4ds33d said:
the people treating you have no idea whether you have insurance or not. they are busy taking care of people and don't typically have the time to look that shit up.
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yes they do... they may or may not actually look, but that information is there. they don't know about your insurance in triage, and you have the right to be initially assessed by a physician without them inquiring as to your payment ability, but after that initial assessment, registration is in there like swimwear. that's their job :)

some docs use that insurance info to determine which abx to send pt home with in ER, if they have any leeway that is...

@Corso312 hopefully it'll heal well and you'll retain full functionality. as weedfreak stated, losing fine touch is a drag, especially on your dominant side, assuming you're a rightie

i hope you get well soon!
 
whitebb2727

whitebb2727

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Corso312 said:
So like a dumbass I was trying to shove a big chunk of ice into a glass jar with water in it... The jar exploded and cut me up pretty good..took me 20 minutes to duct tape my hands to stop the heavy bleeding... Nothing major on my right hand, few cuts but left Palm took a big gash.. Pain doesn't really bother me but my thumb and index finger are numb... I do not have insurance- the last thing I wanna do is go to an ER@ 2 am here and I don't even know where one is TBH... Is this common and heal on own or do I Really need a M.D...
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Get it looked at. You only have like eight hours to get it stitched.

I cut my thumb bad and hit some nerves. It stays numb.

If you screwed something up, waiting might be a decision you regret the rest of your life.

It will be expensive but you can make payments on it. Plus the hospital will settle for less. You ask for an itemized bill and dispute the stuff like $10 for a Tylenol and $20 for gauze and what not.
 
whitebb2727

whitebb2727

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b4ds33d said:
if you are concerned about the cost, don't bring an ID. give a fake name and address(make sure you can remember them) the admissions dept won't like that, but it is illegal to refuse you emergency medical care for ANY reason. get a tetanus shot when you are there. just straight up sutures aren't that expensive, and they'll want to do xrays since there's a possibility you might have glass in the wounds. you are looking at about a 1000-1300 bill.
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More than that. A one inch gash on my thumb was $1400 ten years ago. 40 stitches to the head and ct scan was over $10,000.
 
whitebb2727

whitebb2727

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b4ds33d said:
sorry, i'll have to disagree with you. those two instances you are comparing, to say they were apples and oranges is a vast understatement. you are comparing a laceration...something that needs no diagnostic studies, no specialist consult, only supplies and the process of sutures to something that requires a neurologist consult, imaging studies, a specialist, close monitoring, and advanced suturing...possibly plastics. that's like comparing a bus ride to a ferrari rental.
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I'm not comparing. The gash on the thumb was over $1400 ten years ago.

That was just sutures. You're talking that corso needs that and xray.

I bet the bill is closer to $3000.

Doctors and nurses normally have no idea what their services and prescriptions cost their patients.
 
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whitebb2727

whitebb2727

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b4ds33d said:
incorrect. you have 18-24 hours to get it sutured.
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Me thinks that if you really are in the medical field it was years ago because your info is not up to date.

I was told on a cut it had been too long at ten hours.
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Six to eight hours.
 
Big_Lou

Big_Lou

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You can see the white line/scar running along there, even some little 'Frankenstein' stitching, a lousy job on the doctor's part, ha.

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Like I said, my index nail/most of my finger was touching the back of my hand, almost completely flayed open....1-2" of the blade was poking out between my knuckles, it was really in there!

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curious2garden

curious2garden

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a senile fungus said:
yes they do... they may or may not actually look, but that information is there. they don't know about your insurance in triage, and you have the right to be initially assessed by a physician without them inquiring as to your payment ability, but after that initial assessment, registration is in there like swimwear. that's their job :)

some docs use that insurance info to determine which abx to send pt home with in ER, if they have any leeway that is...

@Corso312 hopefully it'll heal well and you'll retain full functionality. as weedfreak stated, losing fine touch is a drag, especially on your dominant side, assuming you're a rightie

i hope you get well soon!
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And bing the correct answer.
 
sunni

sunni

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Corso312 said:
Lol, u guys are funny...not dead..still kickin..9 stitches in Palm and no tendon damage..nerve damage will regenerate (allegedly) not sure if they treatme different if I had insurance butim glad I went in...pulled a tiny piece of glass out of my right hand and big one out of the left...
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They know if you have insurance or not
But they don't treat you any different if you do or don't
Or rather they should not treat you any different
It's unlikely they would as their job is about helping people

You should consider getting insurance it pays for itself
 
Corso312

Corso312

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sunni said:
They know if you have insurance or not
But they don't treat you any different if you do or don't
Or rather they should not treat you any different
It's unlikely they would as their job is about helping people

You should consider getting insurance it pays for itself
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I had blue cross blue shield for 15 years and they dropped me like a bad habit the one fucking time I used it...I'm self employed now and health insurance Is definitely on my list... But I gotta think if I had BCBS they call in a hand surgeon and take an xray and send me home with pain pills and antibiotics... I got a tetnous shot in arm and no pills ..I didn't want any pills I wouldn't even take em but I wouldn't mind an antibiotic..
 
sunni

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Corso312 said:
I had blue cross blue shield for 15 years and they dropped me like a bad habit the one fucking time I used it...I'm self employed now and health insurance Is definitely on my list... But I gotta think if I had BCBS they call in a hand surgeon and take an xray and send me home with pain pills and antibiotics... I got a tetnous shot in arm and no pills ..I didn't want any pills I wouldn't even take em but I wouldn't mind an antibiotic..
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Antibiotics should only be taken when 100% necessary
Sucks about blue shield though
I'm new to USA so I don't know much in terms of insurance but I'm glad I have it
I think I have one of the better ones because all I paid for the entire pregnancy and birth was 34$ But I saw the bill for the delivery and it was over 20 thousand dollars
 
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