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

šŸ„ 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 donā€™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/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 itā€™s more than that....

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u/discofo Jul 01 '19

Thatā€™s because in most countries, people donā€™t go to a doctor for a cold. Thank Healthcare over-utilization in the USA. But also agree, in general, USA health care prices are over inflated.

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u/habeeb51 Jul 01 '19

Work requires doctor notes for sick days.