I thought that the insurance company was saying that she should have been put into a recovery room and sent home a few hours after surgery since there were no complications. Instead,she was admitted post surgery, thereby incurring a charge for the room.
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say that if one has just had abdominal surgery and it's 2am, the hospital should let one stay the rest of the night. I know, I'm a radical, but so be it.
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The hospital should let one stay, for sure! The insurance company is not going to pay for such luxurious treatment, however.
Oh, got it Vortex. So still WRONGHEADED (because 2 am?!? sheesh!) but not flagrantly disregarding the standard of care.
As usual, Vortex has it right. They'd admitted me so they could get me out of the ER and into a room while I waited - about 7 hours - for a slot in the operating room. They pumped me full of IV liquids and antibiotics (and lovely lovely morphine). They took me down for surgery about 8:30 in the evening, I came to (sort of) about 10:30 or 11:00, but was still really groggy. I woke up some time in the morning and practiced walking; the surgeon checked on me during rounds. They fed me a liquid lunch (to make sure I could tolerate food) and then tried me on something solid before they turned me loose.
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Toddson, you should TOTALLY fight back, and it's entirely likely the insurance company will pay for it. Or at least most of it. Heck, the hospital should be willing to work with you to fight it.
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