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the Cost of Emergency Room Visits for Illness

Price 
Location 
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Description
$ 125
Jun 2007
Oakland, CA
vomiting and shaking
HMO Emergency Room Visit  more... close row
$ 29
Feb 2008
Houston, TX
high blood pressure
Never treated for high blood pressure  more... close row
$ 598
Sep 2007
Everett, WA
Musculoskeletal Chest Pain
Pain in chest with pre-existing heart condition  more... close row
$ 19
Sep 2007
Seattle, WA
rash
Local Health Cooperative Emergency Room Visit  more... close row
$ 3755
Apr 2008
Ashland, Ky
kidney infection
Bad kidney infection  more... close row
$ 440
Jun 2008
Loma Linda, CA
Cat bite on wrist
Infection from cat bite  more... close row
$ 100
Apr 2008
Columbus, Ohio
Stomach Flu
Long wait for stomach flu treatment  more... close row
$ 100
Apr 2008
Ashland, KY
Pain all over, Fainting
Kidney infection sent wife to the emergency room  more... close row
$ 1083
Feb 2008
Highlands, NC
Withdrawal from pain medication
Withdrawal from pain medication  more... close row

Description of service

I am currently on several doctor prescribed pain medications. One of which I get free because I can not afford to buy it. Getting this medication free requires a lot of paper work and sending it to the manufacturer and then to the doctor and finally to me.

No one will admit it but my "free" pain medication was a week late getting to me. I did not know this drug would cause withdrawals but it did. After two days of being really sick and feeling like I was dying I decided to go to the emergency room. There was no other choice at 11pm. Once checked in and waiting an hour on my doctor she came and gave me the drugs I had run out of. All was well within a few hours.


Review of Service

Service was great at this hospital. Everyone was friendly and accommodating to a nearly dead man. I got a wheelchair to sit in and a cup of water to take my pills with. As nice as the experience was I think $1083.00 was a little steep! I of course can't pay it. We as a family give the hospital a $100.00 every month weather we owe or not...what else can we do??


Tips

Only tips I can give on this problem is don't get hurt where you will need pain medication the rest of your life. Or at least get and keep some sort of health care plan.


$ 1000
May 2008
Akron OH
Stomach pain
Emergency room visists expensive but necessary  more... close row
$ 721
Nov 2007
Blue Ridge, Ga
105 temperature
Emergency room visit for son with 105 fever  more... close row
$ 275
Dec 2007
Pine Bluff, AR
swollen cheek, looked like mumps
Did not get to see a doctor at the emergency room  more... close row