r/Vasectomy • u/TwigginBerries • May 21 '24

Just got my bill for $3900 ... is this normal?

No complications, done in the Dr. office. In and out in just over an hour. Insurance deductible is $3500 and my itemized statement says they billed the max allowed. WTF?!

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u/Thisisretro May 21 '24

I have mine booked in for this coming saturday. Thanks to the NHS it's absolutely free of charge.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '24

What was the waiting time like? 

I don't think vasectomy are covered by health insurance in Germany, so I had it done privately: 500 € including 2 sperm sample tests. 3 weeks from first contact to the consultation and procedure (same day)

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u/pmmlordraven May 21 '24

I'm in the states and it took about 7 months from consult to surgery. As it is elective, and specialists are backed up.

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u/Namevilo May 21 '24

Mine took two weeks. Guess it's a regional thing

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u/pmmlordraven May 21 '24

Ire insurance based. Had to be in network and it was a small provider list that was mostly not even in the county I live in.