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True, but a piece of advice, don’t go bargain hunting when it comes to your eyes.
The ophthalmologist you want to go to, is likely one of the most expensive ones in your area.
So true.
My daughter just had this done. We could have gone to the "drive-thru" surgery with the guy that advertises heavily on the radio for about $3200. Ended up going to a trust opthamologists with a stellar, long-term reputation which cost us closer to $5,000.
My daughter just had this done. We could have gone to the "drive-thru" surgery with the guy that advertises heavily on the radio for about $3200. Ended up going to a trust opthamologists with a stellar, long-term reputation which cost us closer to $5,000.
Yes. The ones with the best reputations are so busy, they don’t have to offer bargain prices.
My guess is that it is a statement about how medical expenses go down when you have to pay for them yourself. Just a guess though.
I assumed so also. But it's a fallacy.
Lasik surgery is a procedure that is not covered by many (most) insurance companies (at least in my area). It is an elective procedure and you truly have the time to research the procedure, interview doctors, and find the one that works best for you.
Once you add a disease process, pain, and potential death the mix, any procedure associated with those factors becomes close to impossible to shop around for.
I had it done and am very pleased with the results. It's worth noting that if you are near sighted (you can see things up close clearly but not far away) you will be far sighted after the surgery, and need reading glasses to see things up close.
I suffered from corneal erosion and needed a medical procedure to repair this (they basically "scrubbed" my corneas of problem cells on the surface) and the doctor said since we are doing this (covered by insurance) he would also do Lasik the same day for $1500.00. That's the main reason I paid for this, it became more reasonably priced.
The "surgery" is a joke, lasers did all the work, the doctor only puts your eye measurements into the machine, and presto!, you no longer need glasses to see far away. How they justify that price is just another example of price gouging.
Lasik surgery is a procedure that is not covered by many (most) insurance companies (at least in my area). It is an elective procedure and you truly have the time to research the procedure, interview doctors, and find the one that works best for you.
Once you add a disease process, pain, and potential death the mix, any procedure associated with those factors becomes close to impossible to shop around for.
You just proved their point.
Also most people shop around for their doctors. I have been to four for my problem.
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