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this post was submitted on 11 Oct 2024
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Well in the US, you'd be given the wheelchair off the bat and then get the brutal invoice later.
Big Hospital doesn't want you to know this, but all the equipment and supplies at a hospital is free.
All you need is a dulled safety vest and a metal clipboard.
Yeah the US system will bill you for $2000 if you have no insurance and $200 if you do have insurance
But is the wheelchair even billed??? I don't think so, right?
Looking into some CMS documents, I think it'd fall under the category of rented durable medical equipment, and there would be charges if such equipment is used inpatient. But I'll be frank that figuring out what hospitals actually charge for is kinda hell. I've been on the backend of these billing systems, and they are quite arcane.
https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/Downloads/MedDMEPOSInpatient-MLN1541573.pdf