Quote Originally Posted by ArlaMo View Post
My bill at Cleveland Clinic last year was about $8,000 (US). That included an extensive visit with Dr. Langford and another half hour visit with her after all the testing, labs, chest CT, a visit with an ENT plus a tracheal endoscopy, a visit with a pulmonologist plus breathing tests....I think that's about it. Obviously doesn't include travel costs. Cleveland Clinic is not a covered hospital/network for my health insurance so the costs are probably what someone outside of the US would pay. Cleveland Clinic also has a very generous assistance program that helps those who can't pay the whole bill.

I dont even know what to say to that. I have been taking my visits with specialists for granted. wow.