$283K??? Complications, no insurance, or the going rate for what insurance companies are willing to pay? I know, I'm being nosy, don't feel obligated to reply!
To be fair, insurance later negotiated my bill down to $114K…and it DID definitely prevent immediate death, so…it’s ok. Just shocking! #ERbill #RattlesnakeBite #MedicalBills
Happy to share! Normally the antivenin CroFab runs anywhere from $3k to $40k per vial (according to Google) and hospitals give it in 6-vial disbursements. I needed 12 total vials (my lips went numb indicating neurotoxicity rather than just hemotoxicity) and my hospital originally charged $18,750 ea.
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Both gross and heartbreaking.