Ever wonder what a pacemaker costs?

"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo) 04/13/2020 at 23:23 • Filed to: None

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Here you go.  Worth it though, I feel better that I have in quite some time.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > ImmoralMinority 04/13/2020 at 23:27

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So what you’re saying is I’ll have to choose between life, and a low-mileage 25-year old Tacoma.

Jason Spears > ImmoralMinority 04/13/2020 at 23:33

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K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/13/2020 at 23:34

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That’s life and a  decent Cayman.

dumpsterfire! > ImmoralMinority 04/13/2020 at 23:36

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Is that the cost of the unit, or the cardiothoracic MD fee for insertion, or both? Maybe it's time for me to switch specialties...

zipfuel > ImmoralMinority 04/13/2020 at 23:37

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I see you got them to take off the charges for fluid flush and the tru-coat...

Svend > ImmoralMinority 04/13/2020 at 23:46

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Ouch, glad your feeling better and your still with us. 

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > ImmoralMinority 04/13/2020 at 23:47

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Looks like a US-style “insurance quote” price.

Here is a deluxe pacemaker that only costs $10,000 if you order it and get it ‘installed’ in Canada:

https://www.cadth.ca/leadless-pacemakers-treatment-cardiac-arrhythmias

SiennaMan > dumpsterfire! 04/13/2020 at 23:48

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 I'm going to go out on a limb and wager that's just the pace maker.  Medical devices get eye wateringly expensive, especially when you move into life critical left in patient, expected to last several years type devices..

shop-teacher > ImmoralMinority 04/14/2020 at 00:04

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That's less than I would have guessed.

66P1800inpieces > ImmoralMinority 04/14/2020 at 00:05

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You can get an arduino board for like $50.  Works the same.  Fine,  you can waterproof it with some potting epoxy. 

AestheticsInMotion > ImmoralMinority 04/14/2020 at 00:24

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Can I try tuning it? I'll give you the friend rate

pip bip - choose Corrour > ImmoralMinority 04/14/2020 at 02:26

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$30k or death

$30k is chicken feed really

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > ImmoralMinority 04/14/2020 at 02:32

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US$250? That’s pretty decent.

I think I can get one for no cost on Oz Medicare ...just not at the moment given the distraction level at our hospitals. However, if it were required as an emergency...yep no problem.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > ImmoralMinority 04/14/2020 at 07:56

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Nope, because
A. Thank god I haven’t needed one, and
B. Thank god we have medicare up here in Canadialand...

Huge bill to need out of the blue....glad you can luckily afford it! Glad you’re still with us and feeling better mate!

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > ImmoralMinority 04/14/2020 at 08:18

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You have better insurance than I do, apparently, I’m impressed by that adjustment. I wish I had that going for me with my collarbone surgery, for which I have to pay my $2,500 deductible plus 10% . Glad that your ticker is on pace!