Why is “sterile supply” on a medical bill so damn pricey?
Posted November 9th, 2009 by admin 2 Comments »
Dr. Souldogs asked:
I was charged $6000 for the actual procedure, about $500 for drugs, and a whopping $11,835 for “sterile supply”. It was a colonoscopy, during which some tissue was removed for pathology.
Why so much for clean instruments? (Not that I’d prefer them dirty….)
I was charged $6000 for the actual procedure, about $500 for drugs, and a whopping $11,835 for “sterile supply”. It was a colonoscopy, during which some tissue was removed for pathology.
Why so much for clean instruments? (Not that I’d prefer them dirty….)