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Originally Posted by mcdude
From yesterday's Laconia Sun. They have taken five procedures and listed the cost at LRGH, Frisbee in Rochester, Portsmouth, Concord, Dover and Keene Hospitals. Huge discrepancy in what you are charged....
To see the chart, click on the link, click on "Click here to read" (in the middle of the newspaper pic) and then scroll to p. 11.
http://issuu.com/dailysun/docs/lds5-23-13
Here's one example; Major Joint replacement
LRGH - $18,600
Frisbee - $11,500
Dover - $14,400
Keene - $12, 000
Portsmouth - $20,800
Concord - $15,900
Wouldn't it be nice if everyone could pay for what they needed? |
The dollar numbers are not for "Major Joint replacement" as you have stated.
According to what I see in the chart, the dollar numbers that you posted are for Kidney & urinary tract infections.
Also When I go to the chart it is on page 12 and not page 11.
The dollar numbers on the chart are "average charge" so we don't know what the high and low dollar values are. It's too bad that our government had to release these very deceiving dollar numbers.