PHOENIX (AP) — A suburban Phoenix hospital that billed a woman more than $83,000 for administering two doses of scorpion antivenom says it plans to adjust the woman's bill and review its price for the expensive specialty medication.
The Arizona Republic (http://bit.ly/OZu60O ) reports that Chandler Regional Medical Center officials did the about-face after initially demanding that Marcie Edmonds of Phoenix pay about $25,000 that her insurance company did not pay.
The hospital charged Edmonds nearly $40,000 each for the two shots of the drug Anascorp she received in the emergency room after being bitten by a scorpion in June. The drug goes for $100 in Mexico.
It isn't clear whether the hospital will drop the entire balance of Edmonds' bill. It apologized for any distress caused by the cost of her treatment.
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Information from: The Arizona Republic, http://www.azcentral.com
