Questions about ambulances
 

I had a altercation with a flight of stairs on Saturday night which ended with me being incapacitated.

As I was in agony and could not walk I got an ambulance.

My wife told me I was being silly and told me I would realise the error of my ways when I get the bill

My injury was a broken ankle (sheared fibula) and a torn ligament.

I have what I regard to be pretty decent insurance - does anyone have experience of getting an ambulance and how much you got charged?

Do insurance companies come up with the 'you didn't need an ambulance therefore we won't pay' thing?

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on my insurance it says I pay if I don't have an overnight stay in the hospital.

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guess it will depend on what your insurance will cover,I am just getting the bill in from when my child broke his tibia and fibula, ambulance cost before insurance pays out is $676.00 the emergency room bill is up to $2600 at the moment and that does not include the ct scan or xrays. still have the bill for the operation to come in yet..

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I'd open a paypal account and ask for donations :scared:

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guess there will be no trip home to blighty next year. :mad:

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you have to pay $2600 before insurance kicks in? :scared:

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$2500 deductible is pretty common

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no.....they are the cost before I no what the insurance pays.:)
we only have a $400 deductible then we pay 20%,

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:)

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Bugger

Fingers crossed mine is a bit different

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hope for your sake it is :)
actually even if I do stay overnight I still have $100 deductible to pay!

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friends of mine used amulance for an RTA - $1700 bill just come in!

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I thank god every day that my family and I only have to pay a small fraction of our medical bills, I think I would go back home if we weren't covered as well as we are. We would probably be bankrupt by now without it. :o

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Will depend on your plan and the fine print of your policy.

Ambulance comes under emergency services on mine, so I pay up to my deductible amount and they pay if I've reached my deductible ($500).

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I actually do have good insurance as my wife works for the state. It goes someway to making up for the mediocre salary

right now i am not really worried since I am doped up to the eyeballs with oxycodone