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@christianafalbo They aren’t bogus charges though. That’s just the way newborn care is charged. OP stated that her baby actually did go to the NICU. Even if the baby stayed in the room, she would still receive the nursery charges because they charge for staff, monitoring, and supplies. OP stated...

@boondocks777 They can charge you for nursery even if the baby stays in your room. As another poster mentioned, it’s for staff, supplies, and monitoring. If your baby needed Q4H checks for example, the level would go up.

@boondocks777 She delivered beginning of last year so I doubt it.

@sherryr0 I literally called the L&D department months before my delivery to ask if anesthesiology and neonatology were part of a separate group, then called my insurance to see if they were in-network. Anesthesiology was but neonatology was not. Called again to confirm two weeks before my...

@boondocks777 Don’t you love our wonderful healthcare system? One of my coworkers got an outrageous bill for the neonatologist. Turned out the neonatologist was actually part of a group separate from the hospital and was out of network. It wasn’t like she had a choice to have that particular...