What was your last unexpected bill?

[Peaseblossom36]

$530 when the doctors office messed up with my insurance and told me my whole share would be $75

 

[AnnaS]

Today. $30 to have a nail removed from a tire and the tire patched.

This happened to us about two weeks ago. Seems like every time we get a new car, within months we get a nail or screw in one of the tires.

 

[mamamary]

$50 Speeding ticket in the mail from a camera in NY when we went to visit my mom a few weeks ago. Usually you never even get close to the speedi limit because of where she lives. We were very surprised that my DH got one.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

about $500 to fix the AC

 

[shh]

about $500 to fix the AC

you got away cheap compared to what I've paid to keep my ac running. This summer is putting every AC in the south and west to the test.

 

[leebee]

Ouch! Thanks for the heads up! Fellow Mainer here, and that’s my local hospital.

@Ensusieasm My home nurse visits and in-home PT were through Northern Light Home Health and Hospice. They have 6 (?) locations around the state, based on county. I know there are listings on the NL webpage for Aroostook, Penobscot, York/Cumberland, Hancock, etc. My services are thru Penobscot (Bangor/Brewer) but was billed from Portland. Cigna (my insurance as an employee at UMaine) says only the Aroostook location is in-network. My home health manager says it should all be covered, so I'll have to follow up with the people in Portland and my insurance. Just what I don't need to have to deal with on top of everything else right now!

 

[Ensusieasm]

@Ensusieasm My home nurse visits and in-home PT were through Northern Light Home Health and Hospice. They have 6 (?) locations around the state, based on county. I know there are listings on the NL webpage for Aroostook, Penobscot, York/Cumberland, Hancock, etc. My services are thru Penobscot (Bangor/Brewer) but was billed from Portland. Cigna (my insurance as an employee at UMaine) says only the Aroostook location is in-network. My home health manager says it should all be covered, so I'll have to follow up with the people in Portland and my insurance. Just what I don't need to have to deal with on top of everything else right now!

That’s for sure. Good luck, and I hope you feel better real soon!

 

[tvguy]

This happened to us about two weeks ago. Seems like every time we get a new car, within months we get a nail or screw in one of the tires.

LOL. I've kept cars as long as 31 years, so for me it's picking up a nail right after I buy new tires.

My neighbor across the street used to get a new car every year or two and I used to tease him and say "you know, you can buy new tires without a whole new car attached?" First time I said that, he came back to me a few days later and said "that really got me thinking, I don't think I have bought a tire in 25 years"

 

[leahgoogle]

Poor pup! Get the insurance....took me a long time to come around to it, but after huge, huge bills for my Airedale last summer (2 MRIs to the tune of 10K....plus lots more for bloodwork, hospitalization...etc), we purchased pet insurance for our youngest dog, age 5....before there's too much wrong with her. It would have paid for itself 25x over in my older dogs, but they're uninsurable at this point. Specialty/emergency veterinary care costs have skyrocketed in the last few years as private equity firms have purchased many of these facilities....it's just insane.

Can I ask what insurance you use? We have a 10-month-old puppy and the 3 month old puppy that had the surgery (to the tune of $4,800 including emergency vet and surgery). We have always had cats which are pretty low maintenance in my lifetime experience. The cost of this emergency visit and surgery really through us for a loop! She is doing great, btw! One week after surgery and she is ready to rumble....lol. It's going to be hard to keep her calm for another month!

 

[leahgoogle]

I highly recommend Trupanion. They have saved me thousands of dollars and their payout is within two or three days.

Thanks so much!! I will look into it.

 

[dvcgirl67]

Can I ask what insurance you use? We have a 10-month-old puppy and the 3 month old puppy that had the surgery (to the tune of $4,800 including emergency vet and surgery). We have always had cats which are pretty low maintenance in my lifetime experience. The cost of this emergency visit and surgery really through us for a loop! She is doing great, btw! One week after surgery and she is ready to rumble....lol. It's going to be hard to keep her calm for another month!

I have Embrace, which we got through USAA. I've read good reviews and have heard good things, but have not had to file a claim yet.

So glad to hear the pup is doing well!

 

[willowsnn3]

Received a bill from my primary care doctor a few days ago for $50. When I called their billing service about it they said it was my co pays for a Jan & a Feb visit. Told them I don't have a co pay with my insurance so they said I have to call the doctor's office itself. So they say it was $25 copay for my Jan & Feb visit. Hey, don't have a copay.....I do have a $25 copay for a specialist but not for primary care & guess what? The Feb visit was cancelled when I went to the Jan visit so they are charging a copay (that is not required) for a visit that I didn't even go to. Will have to call them back Monday when I am off so I can get to the bottom of this.

 

[tvguy]

Received a bill from my primary care doctor a few days ago for $50. When I called their billing service about it they said it was my co pays for a Jan & a Feb visit. Told them I don't have a co pay with my insurance so they said I have to call the doctor's office itself. So they say it was $25 copay for my Jan & Feb visit. Hey, don't have a copay.....I do have a $25 copay for a specialist but not for primary care & guess what? The Feb visit was cancelled when I went to the Jan visit so they are charging a copay (that is not required) for a visit that I didn't even go to. Will have to call them back Monday when I am off so I can get to the bottom of this.

My wife got an e-mail from the Medical Group her Doctor is part of saying she had a $90 Past Due balance. First notice of any kind we received. Paid it. Two days later a paper bill came in the mail, with a due date 3 weeks down the road., My wife called and of course the person who answered the phone couldn't help. Not so much as they didn't care, but they aren't allowed to offer much help. They just confirmed the payment had been received and that the account balance was zero. She could not explain why a Past Due notice went out more than three weeks before the due date.

 

[dclpluto]

A new alternator for the RV. Couldn't believe how expensive that was.

It wasn’t that long ago you said you do your best to help the environment. Now you’re saying you have a rv. So having a rv is doing your best to help the environment?

 

[TippyThomas]

It wasn’t that long ago you said you do your best to help the environment. Now you’re saying you have a rv. So having a rv is doing your best to help the environment?

Yes, it is the best I can do at this stage of my life. I said I followed the rules and do the best I can do. Not sure why my having an RV makes a difference. Still the best I can do.

 

[dclpluto]

Yes, it is the best I can do at this stage of my life. I said I followed the rules and do the best I can do. Not sure why my having an RV makes a difference. Still the best I can do.

If the rv is your home that’s great. If you have a home and a rv that’s not the best you can do for the environment. I admit I could do better a lot better but I’m not going to say that’s the best I can do when I know it’s not. If the rv is your home and you’re doing the best you can do for the environment that’s great. Great job

 

[TippyThomas]

If the rv is your home that’s great. If you have a home and a rv that’s not the best you can do for the environment. I admit I could do better a lot better but I’m not going to say that’s the best I can do when I know it’s not. If the rv is your home and you’re doing the best you can do for the environment that’s great. Great job

Okay. Thanks.

 

[TippyThomas]

If the rv is your home that’s great. If you have a home and a rv that’s not the best you can do for the environment. I admit I could do better a lot better but I’m not going to say that’s the best I can do when I know it’s not. If the rv is your home and you’re doing the best you can do for the environment that’s great. Great job

Also, I hope you'll give me extra eco points on whatever grading scale your using for the 40 plus years I traveled with a horse and buggy.

 

[DisneyHardin]

We got a $200 bill from the dermatologist from when DH had a place removed. He paid the $35 co-pay at the time of the visit, but since the removal was billed as "surgery", we have to pay the part that is applied toward our deductible. It wasn't a huge deal, but we just thought the co-pay was all we were going to owe on that visit.

 

[tvguy]

LOL. Well I got an Explanation of Benefits today for my ablation. Total amount the hospital billed the insurance, $198,000 !!!!! Medicare allows $30,000 for the procedure. My Medicare supplement paid $1,600. My responsibility, ZERO. So the hospital is willing to accept $32,000 as total payment for something they billed $198,000 for.