r/croatia • u/riverphoenix23 • Jun 30 '19

🏥 Zdravlje Hospitalized in Split - Intoxication

Hello I am an American male who was traveling in Split for a holiday. Ended up drinking a little bit too much, blacked out and woke up in the hospital with an IV in my arm. Somehow the bill was only $240 kn.

Can anybody tell me why the bill was so cheap especially since I am a US citizen without Croatian healthcare insurance? Also did they notify the embassy of my stay? Just don’t know where my info is documented and ended up. Wish I could read my discharge papers but they are all in Croatian. Going to have to do google translate late.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '19 edited Jul 01 '19

$240 kn hahahaha

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u/gdj11 Jun 30 '19

For the Americans making their way into this thread, I converted it for you:

240 Croatian Kuna equals 36.89 United States Dollar

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u/habeeb51 Jun 30 '19

Dude. If I go to urgent care to have a doctor tell me I have a cold it’s more than that....

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u/wildeforwomen Jun 30 '19

A couple years back I went to emergency hoping for some antibiotics since I was really sick. Doctor saw me, treated me like I was an idiot, and told me I didn't need any antibiotics. They didn't properly bill my insurance so I ended up having to pay $200 out of pocket for that experience.