Re:A Kid, a Minor Bike Accident and a $19,000 Medical Bill
by Symbiote on Thursday November 26, 2020 @07:48AM
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I'm from the UK, where it's difficult to find price lists, since the patient never sees a bill.
This paper [1] covers "the NHS, child and family costs of falls, poisonings and scalds".
> In total, 344 parents completed resource use questionnaires, with > 95% of children recovering within 2 weeks of injury and almost 99% recovering within 1 month. Mean NHS costs ranged from £2588 to £2989 across injury mechanisms for children admitted for ≥ 2 days, from £719 to £1011 for those admitted for 0–1 days and from £97 to £178 for those attending an ED but not admitted.
All this boy's treatments were on the same day, and he only fell off his bike -- these British figures include accidents like scalding -- so in the UK, he would have been at the lower end, i.e. under £1000.
This paper [1] covers "the NHS, child and family costs of falls, poisonings and scalds".
> In total, 344 parents completed resource use questionnaires, with > 95% of children recovering within 2 weeks of injury and almost 99% recovering within 1 month. Mean NHS costs ranged from £2588 to £2989 across injury mechanisms for children admitted for ≥ 2 days, from £719 to £1011 for those admitted for 0–1 days and from £97 to £178 for those attending an ED but not admitted.
All this boy's treatments were on the same day, and he only fell off his bike -- these British figures include accidents like scalding -- so in the UK, he would have been at the lower end, i.e. under £1000.
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK447063/