Hello,
I went in to the ER a few months ago because of a laceration on my right hand from a glass bottle. I received an x-ray to check for remaining glass, a tetanus shot (for glass?), and eight stitches. Maybe fifteen minutes of work all together (after waiting for an hour). A week later I went in when they told me to return, where they took a brief look at my hand and told me the stitches weren't ready to come out. A week after that I had a friend actually take them out with no pain and less waiting.
The bill I received seemed ridiculous even by ER standards: $1737.45. After poking around the internet, I suspect that I may have been erroneously charged. However, I am unable to decipher many of the charges, and so cannot tell if that is the case. The following is a list of my charges. Any help I can get re: what the charges are for and any advice on whether or not I should dispute the bill would be great, thank you.
6/15/07 0000129 EMERGENCY RM LVL II 1 224.00
6/15/07 0090471 ADMIN IMMUNIZATION 1 107.50
6/15/07 0360000 ER PROCEDURE SIMPLE 1 276.70
6/15/07 0100282 E&M ED INTERMEDIATE 1 414.45
6/15/07 0103013 REP-SIM,SC,NK,TR 2.6 1 307.05
6/15/07 0112208 SUTURE REGULAR 1 58.25
6/15/07 0101000 FINGER(S) COMP 1 281.40
6/15/07 0132448 DIP TET ADULT 1 56.30
6/15/07 4712155 LIDO 1% 5ML INJ 1 11.80
** SUMMARY OF CHARGES **
** TOTAL CHARGES ** 1737.45
Any help would be immensely appreciated: I'm broke, and I need some ground to stand on with the hospital.