Saturday, August 10, 2013

Paying for the pain. . .

And, when everything was said and done, and I was dribbling at just a slightly slower rate than the doc's 6-year-old with his juice box, I got the news of the bill.

For each root canal, it was 110,000. That means 220,000.

Colones.

Out of pocket (no dental insurance here).


That's for the whole process, including the follow-up to do whatever they do for root canals. It comes to $440.00 for the entire shooting/drilling match, including the follow-up.

For the follow-up, it took a while to schedule it as the doc is booked ahead of time and the editorial department needs a quiet day at the hotel to get away.

Finally, it was settled for two weeks later at 5 p.m. -- when the "Big Bang Theory" is on the flat screen embedded into the ceiling of the office.

2 comments:

Mike said...

That's pretty good for a root canal. I may have to send my cat down there for his next vet appt.

lu-mar said...

Bejuca just got back from having two small tumors removed, her teeth cleaned, nails clipped and groomed like the pretty girl she knows she is. . . Total bill: $120.00.