This post is about how much it costs to have a baby.
For any programmers out there, the classic "Hello World!" example on page one of every compter geek book is the most useless example of anything ever created.
Now, I know I've read a similar posts to this on other sites but I've never actually seen real numbers.
Like, this may be a huge tangent but remember that time that I had that plumbing problem where my whole house smelled like Starbucks coffee?
"Anywhere between $300 and $1500" just doesn't cut it — way too wide of a window.
I couldn't find anyone that actually flat out said what they were charged for the same, apparently very common, type of project. No one.
Trying to fill the void, somewhat, I posted exactly what it cost me.
Sadly this is just the "explanation of benefits" from the insurance company but once the more detailed hospital bill arrives, well, I'll post that too.
Oh, Dear Lord Yes on the R&B. I had my child at 1 in the morning after an incredibly easy labor and was walking around the cafeteria waiting for the coffee seller to open at 6am so I could get a decaf expresso. I was told I couldn't leave until a full 24 hours after the baby was born. Bosh! Then not only were we only in the nursery wing from 4am to say 7am of that prior night and the next full night, they wouldn't let us out of the hospital because the registrar (SS/Birth Cert/Etc) was backed up and didn't get our paperwork done til 10am, by which time, we were waiting at the door for her. Since the new day started at 7am, we were charged 3 full days – for a total of $4800! from 4am on a Monday AM to 10am on a Tuesday – 28 hours? Cah-razy.