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Mr. BlackCat
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| EZE wrote: |
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I agree the health system in the US has major problems, but to be fair you're comparing the cost of the procedure in the USA to what you happened to pay in Germany. I would expect the cost to be close, although I'd still think Germany would be cheaper due to generic drugs and a less corrupt insurance sector. But I wouldn't know for sure.
However, a friend of a friend of mine did have an emergency appendectomy here in Korea and it surely wasn't anywhere near $430. I don't know the exact cost, but he did have to call around to friends to collect a total in the millions of won, as our mutual friend told me he lent about 8 million himself. This was just for the procedure and one or two night's stay in a general public ward, all with the national health insurance we all have. There was medication and follow ups not included in that cost. And just like the horror stories I've heard of in the US, the doctors stabalized him but refused to perform the surgery until he had the cash in his hand, causing more medical problems. |
I paid $430 for an emergency appendectomy at Joyfull Hospital at Bang Band Saegori in Gangnam last year. This was in Seoul, South Korea, not Germany. If your friends lent him millions of won, with one person alone chipping in 8 million, your "friend" took all of you for a ride. Now granted, I did have to pay around $100 for the abdominal ultrasound before the surgery. That was on one bill. The surgery, pain killers, the antibiotics and nutrients in the IV drips, meals, and three days in the general ward were on a separate bill that totaled around $430. I still have that bill. When I go home this winter, I'll scan a copy and post it online. I had to pay for the ultrasound upfront, but I paid for everything else as I was being discharged from the hospital. I would've gladly paid upfront, but I just paid when they told me to pay. The Korean patients were paying on the way out too. Around how much did all of you chip in to your friend, total? |
Sorry, I read Gangnam as Germany for some reason.
However, I still find the $430 incredible. I had several ultrasounds for a condition a few years ago and it was more than $100 per time. I just had another friend go into the hospital and have minor surgery for an accident and he paid lots more than $430, and he has private insurance. But whatever, that was your experience. Excuse me if I believe my own experiences, and thsoe of my friends, over that of some story on the internet. |
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cabeza
Joined: 29 Sep 2012
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| I had a CT scan 2 weeks ago which is a bigger deal than an ultrasound, with pre and post consultation, total cost 130,000 won. |
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EZE
Joined: 05 May 2012
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr. BlackCat wrote: |
| However, I still find the $430 incredible. I had several ultrasounds for a condition a few years ago and it was more than $100 per time. I just had another friend go into the hospital and have minor surgery for an accident and he paid lots more than $430, and he has private insurance. But whatever, that was your experience. Excuse me if I believe my own experiences, and thsoe of my friends, over that of some story on the internet. |
Call Joyfull Hospital 02-570-1234 and ask them how much an appendectomy costs, with three days in the general ward. They'll probably tell you 2 million won without insurance, and less than a half million won with national health insurance.
Did your friend have health insurance? I'm blown away your friend gave your other friend 8 million won for an appendectomy and your friend was still needing more money from the rest of you guys. |
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EZE
Joined: 05 May 2012
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| cabeza wrote: |
| I had a CT scan 2 weeks ago which is a bigger deal than an ultrasound, with pre and post consultation, total cost 130,000 won. |
That's about how much I paid at Asan Medial Center and Joyfull Hospital for CT scans. |
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