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A&E Bill

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  • 20-05-2012 6:46pm
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    sarah.
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭


    I was in A&E a few months back for urgent treatment , all went OK (It wasn't my local hospital). However when I was ready to go and the doctor gave me the all-clear I left but I didn't discharge myself and I didn't sign anything for the doctor either. This only struck me as I have been waiting for my A&E bill to arrive for over two months and it hasn't so far?

    Is this due to me not discharging myself or because they can get delayed? At the time I gave my details to the receptionist she said that the bill would be sent out within a week?

    I just wonder as I will be away for the summer and don't want to come back to letters warning me to pay up?

    Any help or experience shared would be appreciated, thank you.


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    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    probably down to the hospital.
    did you have a doctors referral letter? in that case there is no charge

    you could always give them a call and pay your bill.


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    sarah.
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭sarah.


    No I didn't have a referral letter. If I had have been at home I would have went to my GP or Care Doc but as I wasn't and it was rather urgent I went straight to A&E.

    Thanks I suppose the best thing is contact them directly, I am just wondering has anyone else had a similar experience?


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    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 69,087 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Do you have a medical card? No charge in that situation either.

    I have heard of bills only being processed quarterly in some hospitals, though.


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    allthedoyles
    Registered Users Posts: 6,893 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    As far as I know , If you have no medical card and not referred by a doctor , the charge is €100.

    A phone call is best at this stage


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