What a stay at the hospital would cost if we didn't have medical insurance
- Itsik Romano
- Nov 2, 2021
- 1 min read
We are lucky to be living in Canada and have access to health insurance otherwise we would be emptying our pockets in a big way. If a person in Canada doesn't renew their insurance or have a valid RAMQ card then they will also have to pay high hospital rates.
Someone who visits the emergency room without valid insurance would have to pay $769.14 and that is without diagnostic testing. If that emergency room visit escalates into needing surgery then the bill would climb up to $4,445.85 plus the initial emergency room expense. A total of $5214.99.
If you or a loved one did not have a health insurance card and had recently had a baby, the price for the newborn to stay at the hospital would be $2,757.00 per day. Even more alarmingly, if the newborn needed special care, the price for a stay in the neonatal intensive care unit would be $16,311.00 per day.
Here's a list of other prices that someone without valid insurance or a RAMQ card would have to pay:
Emergency triage visit only - $124.92
A clinic or follow up visit - $127.65
Minor surgery (in an operating room) - $826.65
Minor surgery (without an operating room) - $193.26
MRI - $1,181.79
Hemodialysis - $912.00
Inpatient stay - $5,166.00/day
Intensive care unit stay - $16,311.00
Although we often face long wait times, it is a privilege to have access to medical treatment in Canada.
This article is a great reminder that without insurance, even a short hospital stay can become financially devastating, especially when specialist evaluations and follow-up care are involved. What makes it worse is how much time and money can also get lost in paperwork delays, incomplete medical documentation, and inefficient case coordination. That’s why I think better digital systems are becoming essential in healthcare, particularly for qme management where accurate reporting and organized evaluations can directly affect patient outcomes and claims processing. Healthcare is stressful enough already, so anything that improves transparency, speed, and organization genuinely matters.
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