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An elite NYC hospital charged $3,000 for routine nasal Covid tests

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Lenox Hill, one of New York City’s best-known hospitals, repeatedly billed patients more than $3,000 for a routine nasal swab Covid test, about 30 times the test’s typical cost.

Lenox Hill, one of New York City’s best-known hospitals, repeatedly billed patients more than $3,000 for a routine nasal swab Covid test, about 30 times the test’s typical cost.

  1. 30 Mar 2021

    NEW: An elite New York City hospital has been charging $3,000+ for COVID tests at a site it runs through an emergency room. One family ended up charged $39,000 for 12 tests, all taken for return to work and school purposes.

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  2. One of New York City’s best-known hospitals repeatedly billed patients more than $3,000 for a routine nasal swab Covid test, about 30 times the test’s typical cost.

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  3. 30 Mar 2021

    This story is yet another to come out of bills patients have sent me. I've collected about 600 so far. Do you have a medical bill for coronavirus testing or treatment?? Send it to me here!

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  4. 30 Mar 2021

    “It was shocking to see a number like that, when I’ve gotten tested before for about $135,” said Ana Roa, who was billed $3,358 for a single coronavirus test at the elite Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan last month. By

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  5. “This is such a gold mine for hospitals because now they can charge emergency fees for completely healthy people that just want to be tested,” said Renee Hsia, a professor of emergency medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.

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  6. 30 Mar 2021

    “Her wallet had been stolen...she had no memory of visiting an emergency room. ‘I called my insurance and was freaking out...After maybe 45 minutes, I got transferred to someone who was able to tell me that this was all about a Covid test.’”

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  7. 30 Mar 2021

    “This is what you’d expect from a market-oriented approach to health care. It’s the behavior our laws have incentivized.” ‘It Felt Like Deception’: An Elite NYC Hospital Charges Huge Covid Test Fees

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  8. Man, I was in the Village Sunday and saw the sign and almost went in for a test, but was afraid it would make me late for my nail appointment.

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