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Valve repair surgery for Roman: covering what insurance won't

Roman needs valve repair surgery at Saint Paul Community Hospital and the family is $5,550 short of the hospital's estimate.

🇺🇸 Minnesota, United States2,118 views
Reagan S. Gordon
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Saint Paul
Roman was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in the right knee in January. The surgeon at Saint Paul Community Hospital recommended valve repair surgery, and He is scheduled for April. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $9,250, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $5,550 short. my husband has been in and out of Saint Paul Community Hospital since January. The doctors say osteoarthritis in the right knee will get worse without valve repair surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $9,250 is more than we can find. While we wait, Roman struggles with daily life and can't walk without help. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there. The recovery period is expected to take about 8 weeks. During that time Roman won't be able to walk without help, so the costs keep growing. The money goes straight to the treatment bills, and I'll share the invoices as they're paid so you can see exactly what your gift did. Where the $5,550 goes: • Physiotherapy sessions: $310 • Hospital stay (2 nights): $2,350 • Travel and lodging for the family: $350 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $470 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,070 Thank you so much. - Reagan
due date
2026-04-18
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Reagan

  1. We're at 16% thanks to 26 of you. I made the first payment toward travel and lodging for the family. More news soon.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 7% now ($406). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts.

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