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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
EOB is an intentional obfuscation of benefits masquerading as information. I got one a few months ago with 2 line items. One was a string of numbers and the words "immunization," and a price of $37.50. The next line was a string of numbers and the words "immunization," and a price of $37.50. I'm thinking a billing error. Nope. The string of numbers was slightly different. One line was for the cost of the drug and one was for the cost of injecting it. By some bizarre coincidence the cost of the drug and the cost of injecting it were exactly the same! When this apparent mistake was explained to me I asked how often the cost of medication exactly equals the cost of administering it and she said, "often." So the question is, which cost are they just pulling out of their butts? Do they look at the cost of the drug to determine how much it costs them to inject it, or do they look at the cost of injection and decide that happens to be the exact price of the drug?
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while i cannot speak for the facility you are referring to, our facility has a set cost for injecting a drug, which varies by specific drug, and a cost for the drug itself. like any other commodity, the cost of drugs changes and our pharmacy price list reflects this. from what i have seen, the cost of the drug to the patient = hospital's cost * X. i am not exactly sure what X is, i'll have to pay more attention. as for the cost of injection being different, my take is that some drugs require more time/attention due to risk, risk being a major factor. thus, the riskier an injection is, the greater the injection cost.