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Personally, I think you got off cheaply. My 20 minute visit to consult a neurologist, no tests of any kind (blood or anything else) were done, and I did not receive a physical exam. The charge for this visit with 1 doctor was $361--I think that was quite excessive, but that's what the costs are these days. My mother had a CAT scan last week and the bill just for the CAT scan was $3,000. So no, I don't think your charges were excessive. Maggie PD sufferer > From: Ron McKay <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 19:03:56 -0700 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Cost of Care > > I do not know what treatment costs are, and believe there are many out there > that have more experience, and can help keep me informed. I went to a local > General Practitioner to get a physical, and to see if there might be a cause > for my tremors on my right side. He gave me the physical, and sent me to the > local hospital for a CAT scan of my brain, and a CAT scan of my nasal sinuses. > He also sent me for a full blood check, that included checking for Cholesterol > status. I had the blood drawn, and had the two scans, and returned to his > office. He told me he found only a need to be on Lipitor, but no other > abnormalities. He told me that my tremors could be from natural causes, and > not to give them any attention. He recommended that I stay with the Lipitor, > and avoid going to any other doctors. He told me I could if I wanted to, but > that he thought it would be a waste of my time and money. I received the > $3,500 bill for everything that was done, today. I believe it to be > excessive, and need some feedback. $280 for the two doctors visits and the > physical. $293 for the CAT scan of the brain. $277 for the CAT scan of the > nasal passages. $772.91 for the Blood Tests. $1,670.36 for the interpretation > of the two CAT scans. Is this normal, or have I been scammed? I still have > the tremors, but at this rate I can not afford to go on looking for the cause. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn