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Originally Posted by laurasari
hi
I said i would post the costs when i found out. I was shocked...For thr drug in fl they put in for $4800 which is more than $500 less than NJ but recieved more than $3500 which is about $1500 more than NJ. That I could not figure out. They billed about thesame in each placee for the Dr visit and infusionandpaid the samebut the drug amount ws the big diffrence and that I did not understand.
I have 1 more infusion next week in fl then i willl b bqck to my regular site
have a great day
laurie
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Thanks for the information Laurie!
The cost of the drug is different everywhere. It's all in where they get the drug from and hom many middlemen they go through!
I got more information this week on mine. The infusion center goes through the pharmacy at the hospital they are associated with. That pharmacy goes through a pharmacy at a larger hospital that they have contracted through to save costs. THAT pharmacy does all the bulk ordering for their associated partners, and they go through their contracted pharmacy supply co, and then THAT supply co. gets it from ICS!
It took a LOT of phone calls to get to the bottom of that road! They wouldn't tell me how much they paid at each step. I'm pushing to find out exactly how the cost is broken down step by step!