Cancer Lesson #37: The Cost of Keeping A Breast
When I got the bill for my new girl, I found the insurance company’s specificity on what they would and would not pay rather amusing.
Plastic surgeon’s bill $11,052 minus insurance payment $2,738.44 minus insurance adjustment $8,052.11 equals $261.45 that I had to pay.
What I don’t understand is the adjustment thing. Does the doctor really agree to take $8,000(!) off the original bill? So, $261.45 – my new breast would have been a bargain at ten times the price.
Keeping A-Breast: Cancer Lessons 