Markups higher than Aviation stuff!

[gkainz]

So I recently ordered some CPAP replacement parts and received a shipping invoice showing some reasonable prices (well, reasonable considering they're DME ... sort of like putting AVIATION on auto parts). But then last night I received an actual bill for these parts, and am more than just a little ticked about this...

[U]Item              [/U]    [U]Invoice[/U]     [U]Billed
[/U]Filter, disposable     $ 2.92    $ 28.20  
Filter, reuseable      $ 8.31    $ 45.40
Reservoir, humidifier  $12.68    $113.00
---------------------  -------- --------
TOTAL                  $23.91    $186.60

Let's see if there's a "reasonable explanation" for this when I call this morning!

 

[mikea]

Then you'll get an "Explanation of Benefits" saying they're paying the "negotiated" price of $69.67 and they come after you for the rest...

 

[Ken Ibold]

Greg, there IS a perfectly reasonable explanation:

"You weren't supposed to see the invoice price."

 

[KennyFlys]

I wonder if this is anything like quoted insurance price of recommended surgery being $8900 while the cash price is $3700.

 

[mikea]

I wonder if this is anything like quoted insurance price of recommended surgery being $8900 while the cash price is $3700.

The scandal is if you have insurance the hospital and doctor grudgingly takes the "negotiated" $3700. If you're working poor without insurance they hound you for the full $8900 - no negotiation - until you go bankrupt.