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the Cost of Emergency Room Visits for Illness

Price 
Location 
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Description
$ 125
Jun 2007
Oakland, CA
vomiting and shaking
HMO Emergency Room Visit  more... close row
$ 29
Feb 2008
Houston, TX
high blood pressure
Never treated for high blood pressure  more... close row
$ 598
Sep 2007
Everett, WA
Musculoskeletal Chest Pain
Pain in chest with pre-existing heart condition  more... close row
$ 19
Sep 2007
Seattle, WA
rash
Local Health Cooperative Emergency Room Visit  more... close row
$ 3755
Apr 2008
Ashland, Ky
kidney infection
Bad kidney infection  more... close row
$ 440
Jun 2008
Loma Linda, CA
Cat bite on wrist
Infection from cat bite  more... close row
$ 100
Apr 2008
Columbus, Ohio
Stomach Flu
Long wait for stomach flu treatment  more... close row
$ 100
Apr 2008
Ashland, KY
Pain all over, Fainting
Kidney infection sent wife to the emergency room  more... close row

Description of service

My wife needed to go to the emergency room for a pain she was having all over her body, and sharp pains in her lower back and in her head. She had been trying to just get over it for about a week when she finally just collapsed from the pain and was taken to the emergency room. With my insurance, the overall cost of the emergency room visit was $100. That is a flat fee for an emergency room visit charged through my insruance company.


Review of Service

I love the hospital my wife went to. They are always nice and kind. My family and I have had several procedures done at this hospital and they are always helpful. Because of what was wrong, she had a really bad kidney infection, she had to stay overnight, but was released the next morning after some medicene and much needed rest. The nurse even called the next day to check up on my wife to make sure how she was doing.


Tips

You can't really shop around for emergency room care, some cities only have one hospital, but where I live there are two and there is NO WAY I would goto the other hospital. I guess my only tip would be trial and error. If you don't like a certain emergency room, wait till next time and go to the different hospital to see which one you like better.


$ 1000
May 2008
Akron OH
Stomach pain
Emergency room visists expensive but necessary  more... close row
$ 1083
Feb 2008
Highlands, NC
Withdrawal from pain medication
Withdrawal from pain medication  more... close row
$ 721
Nov 2007
Blue Ridge, Ga
105 temperature
Emergency room visit for son with 105 fever  more... close row
$ 275
Dec 2007
Pine Bluff, AR
swollen cheek, looked like mumps
Did not get to see a doctor at the emergency room  more... close row