Scorpion stings are pricey
2012-09-04 23:05:55.530065+02 by Dan Lyke 1 comments
Scorpion sting leaves Ahwatukee woman with a big bill. The anti-venon "Anascorp" costs $100 a dose from pharmacies in Mexico. Here in the U.S., Tennessee-based Rare Disease Therapeutics sells it to a distributor for $3,500, which sells it to hospitals for $3,780, Chandler Regional Medical Center charged her $83,046 for two doses, her insurance company paid for $57,509 of that, leaving her with $25,537 because the emergency room treatment was out of network.
Ouch.