Thursday, February 26, 2009

Medical Expense


Geez, this country's medical costs are crazy.

A week ago, the university health center found a cavity in my teeth, and sent me to a private dentist outside campus. I went to the dentist this morning. Fortunately, the cavity was not deep, and the treatment itself was done in 15 minutes or so. My upper lip is still numb because of the local anesthesia (the photo above shows that my upper lip is weird), but no hurt at all. That's good.

After finishing treatment, I came back to the reception desk. The cashier told me it cost me $76.95! Ridiculous! You know what? The insurance coverage is already deducted from the total cost. I was scared, thinking what if I had not had health insurance.

Man, this country is crazy.