StefanEJones ,
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Earlier in the month I went to an urgent care place to have an inflamed tick bite looked at. Maybe a fifteen minute exam. No tests. Got a prescription for antibiotics.

I just got the bill for the exam. $233.

Jeebus.

SJohnRoss ,
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@StefanEJones Holy crud 😥

I had a $300 blood-draw last year. Just insane. Just a regular old blood-draw, the same thing we now get for $20 at a different place.

StefanEJones OP ,
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@SJohnRoss I have a "Low Premium, High Deductible" plan. The HSA that comes with it is a great investment and will come in handy when I'm older.

But for now, everything is essentially out-of-pocket.

Including the hearing aids I get a consult for tomorrow. $$$$$.

SJohnRoss ,
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@StefanEJones We spent most of last year without any coverage at all ... so we learned the hard way to ask for explicit up-front pricing. 😵

We just literally had no idea it was possible to walk out of a simple labwork stop with a $600 tab ($300 each).

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