Need a tetanus shot?

[goldmom]

Working in my yard a couple of weeks ago with shoes on and stepped on a roofing nail in the flowerbed. The house behind mine had gotten a new roof back in the fall and it was the nail that got away I guess.
Broke the skin, the nail was rusty and I needed a booster. My regular doc didn’t keep tetanus boosters on hand and suggested I go to a doc in a box. I went to a uf urgent care which is a lot more than just a walk in place. They took me right away and I got my booster.
I’m on Medicare and wasn’t charged at the time. Today I got a bill for $10.
Tetanus shots are obviously expensive. Medicare was charged $861 for a SHOT and paid all but $10.
Am I the only one who thinks that is highway robbery?

 

[BrianNole777]

Yep. That's nuts.

I got one a few years ago. I can't remember the cost but it was cheap.

 

[seminoleed]

That is absurd. Also, not surprising.

That's what you get for going to a UF site, though. A quick search showed me this:

How Much a Tetanus Shot Costs Without Insurance in 2024? | Mira

The out-of-pocket cost of tetanus shot in 2024 ranges from $25 to $60. The vaccine is usually administered as a series of 5 shots during childhood, and a booster shot is recommended every 10 years.

www.talktomira.com

Seems like price gouging to me, and shame on Medicare for not having something in place catch
something like that.

 

[F4Gary]

They over charge to get as much as they can from Medicare. Medicare won't pay them $861.