Medi-Clinic
Cheaper 2 break my foot than to get a few stitches

Health & Medicine

I recently fell off my bike, resulting in me needing to get a few stitches (8 to be exact) on my leg. This happeend at about 6/7pm so i decided to go to the closest Medi-Clinic ER facility (Milnerton Medi Clinic) as i knew the doc's rooms would be closed at the time.

Anyway, I got my stitches which were great, however the bill that i received a few days later was absolutely ridiculous! I was charged R1600 for a few stitches in the ER. I then phoned my medical aid call centre to find out what exactly i was being billed for, of which they couldn't tell me, all they could tell me was that the hospital used a general code, and thats how much it costs, so is that R200 a stitch?

Earlier on this year, I broke my foot which resulted in me also having a trip to the ER (Medi Clinic - Cape Town), with x-rays and doctors visits and buying of crutches etc etc and ALL of that didnt even come to the same amount as a few stitches, it feels like I have been absolutely ripped off and I don't think ill ever be heading back to Medic Clinic with that ridiculous bill, thanks for emptying my MSA!


Company: Medi-Clinic
Country: South Africa
City: Milnerton
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