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Topic	Hospital charges $725 for anit-nausea drug that in tables just costs like $3
WingsOfGood 12/14/21 2:31:02 PM #1:	https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/06/28/1007198777/a-hospital-charged-more-than-700-for-each-push-of-medicine-through-her-iv That was so ridiculous," says Claire, who adds she had previously taken the anti-nausea drug they gave her; it's available in tablet form for the price of a cup of coffee, no IV necessary. "It works really well. Why wasn't that an option?"In Colorado, the average charge for the code corresponding to Claire's first IV push has nearly tripled since 2014, and the dollars hospitals actually get for the procedure has doubled. In Colorado Springs specifically, the cost for IV pushes rose even more sharply than it did statewide. A typical nurse in Colorado Springs makes about $35 an hour. At that rate, it would take nearly 21 hours to earn the amount of money Penrose charged for a push of plunger that likely took seconds or at most minutes. Since people want to argue having an extra nurse in the room for a delivery is worth $40, we will move on. What is your reasoning to charge $725 to deliver a medicine that costs only $3 in a procedure that takes about 5 mins administered by a nurse who makes about $40 for a full hour? <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:960911664] in Hospital c... [t:79810348]...</cite> <quote>https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/06/28/1007198777/a-hospital-charged-more-than-700-for-each-push-of-medicine-through-her-iv <quote>That was so ridiculous," says Claire, who adds she had previously taken the anti-nausea drug they gave her; it's available in tablet form for the price of a cup of coffee, no IV necessary. "It works really well. Why wasn't that an option?"In Colorado, the average charge for the code corresponding to Claire's first IV push has nearly tripled since 2014, and the dollars hospitals actually get for the procedure has doubled. In Colorado Springs specifically, the cost for IV pushes rose even more sharply than it did statewide. A typical nurse in Colorado Springs makes about $35 an hour. At that rate, it would take nearly 21 hours to earn the amount of money Penrose charged for a push of plunger that likely took seconds or at most minutes.</quote> Since people want to argue having an extra nurse in the room for a delivery is worth $40, we will move on. What is your reasoning to charge $725 to deliver a medicine that costs only $3 in a procedure that takes about 5 mins administered by a nurse who makes about $40 for a full hour? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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