Monday, July 25, 2005

Blessings

The "bills" and "summaries of charges" have slowly been trickling in over the past couple weeks. While Kaiser will be paying for it (minus our relatively tiny co-pay), we still receive information about how much the hospital stays cost.

The following is a reminder that God's provision was thoroughly planned out when He had me start as a biller at CNF three plus years ago.

Here's what we've received so far:
SWMC - Steph
DescriptionCost
R&B Semi-Pvt$820.00
Pharmacy$651.55
IV Solutions$235.00
Med-Sur Supplies$1,382.00
Laboratory$228.00
Drugs/Detail Code$263.00
Deliv Room/Labor$3,741.00
Pro Fee/Anes CRNA$3,137.00
Total$10,457.55

SWMC - Elizabeth
DescriptionCost
R&B Inf Care$695.00
Nursing Increm$201.00
Pharmacy$75.80
IV Solutions$12.00
Med-Sur Supplies$1,074.00
Laboratory$343.00
DX X-ray$216.00
Pulmonary Func$82.00
Drugs/Detail Code$109.03
Birthing Center$22.00
EKG/ECG$101.00
Total$2,930.83

OHSU - Elizabeth
DescriptionCost
Labratory$16,680.76
Other Diagnostic Svc$27,677.49
OR Services$14,683.50
Pharmacy$7,836.86
Professional Fees$272.00
Radiology$3,981.20
Room Charges$50,090.05
Supplies$15,069.00
Therapy Services$526.00
Total$136,816.86


Here's the kicker on the OHSU one: that doesn't include the fees for the doctors' time. That's just for use of the hospital's stuff. We should be receiving another update on the doctors' fees within a month. That should be good for a laugh. And another blessing of God's name for the insurance He's provided.

So, for those keeping score, the total bill thus far is $150,205.24.

4 comments:

Jeana said...

Ga...I just about swallowed my tongue! Wow, praise God for his provision through medical insurance. I cannot even IMAGINE paying the price of a small HOUSE for medical bills. Wow. The Lord is good. Thanks for sharing that =D

Allen said...

Thanks Sis. Sure appreciate you watching out for us. And thanks for the call the other night. We're doing well.

Anonymous said...

Hi! I just found your blog through Laura's, "Adventures in Juggling", links. Your daughter is just adorable! I'm glad everything has worked out for her... I know how scary it is to have a child in the hospital. At three weeks old, my son (now 5mons) was taken via helicopter to a childrens hospital in Sacramento, Ca where he was diagnosed with SVT- Supraventricular tacheycardia. He's heart was beating at 275bpm. He is fine now, but will be on meds until he is at least a year old... But it was a long, scary, 12 days in the PICU. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. When we finally added up all the hospital bills, it was somewhere around $275k!! Eeek, thank goodness for insurance! Anyways, congrats on the beautiful baby!!

Allen said...

Thanks Jennifer! Hospitals and babies are a crazy combination.