We are still figuring out the Neulasta problem. I have yet to get an actual bill from Dana-Farber so am not worrying about it (per their advice). I have also seen a commercial for Neulasta on TV - I forget which cable channel - which mentions all kinds of concerning side affects that my oncologist never mentioned. If I had seen the commercial before I had the injection the first time, I might have questioned it. Or, I would have questioned the commercial... I've had no side affects at all from it, not even the joint achiness that is most common. Now, thanks to the commercial, I'm waiting for my spleen to rupture...
Anyway. I've gotten EOBs for three of the injections so far, all saying I'm responsible. DFCI basically said they need to re-code that service. I'm splitting out the cost now, because it blows my mind that a teeny tiny injection would cost anybody $20K. Of course I know nothing about the cost involved in developing, manufacturing, or distributing it - maybe it's cheap when all is said and done.
For your accounting pleasure, here's where we stand as of the last EOB I've received (1/22):
Chemotherapy 6,645.22
Chemotherapy-related 60,800.79 (Neulasta)
Clinic/Consultation 1,076.00
Emergency Room 1,949.00
Inpatient 6,687.34
Labs/Scans 22,257.00
Medical Supplies 591.03
Surgery 16,516.50
TOTAL 116,522.88
And an updated out-of-pocket breakdown:
Clothing/supplies 125.68
Copays- appts 75.00
Copays- scrips 38.46
Food 359.51
Parking 520.00
TOTAL OOP 1,118.65
Happy grand total: 117,641.53
Sobering, it is. My health insurance is life-saving.
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