I just got the bill from the paediatrician who looked at my baby in hospital when he was born last week, and it came to $460!!! $240 for initial visit, then two more visits at $110....
I didn't even see him on the day he was born - the initial visit - and the second time he 'visited' he didn't even approach my baby or touch him!! He just stood in the doorway and asked me a couple of questions. Incidentally, my baby was perfectly healthy, with no special care at all.
This sounds pretty criminally expensive to me, and I'm sure medicare doesn't pay that much out. Does anyone else have any experiences/opinions on this?? Do I have any recourse on this? It's not like you get to choose your paediatrician when you are stuck in hospital, so I didn't agree to any of these charges.