I finally got the statement from Blue cross Blue shield today that shows how
much Dr. Lin got paid for the PVP he did on me.

I was shocked how little he got paid.

charges submitted---amount allowed ---copay--amount paid

$225                        $224                     $44.82  $179.26

This means that Dr Lin only got $224 for three hours of surgery, an
examination in his office, two or three visits while I was at the hospital,
and two lenthy long distance phone calls to my home to check on me and
phoning a prescription in to my local drug store to help my discomfort.
This does not count the phone conferences I had with him prior to visiting
him and the time he spent looking at my CAT-scans.  On an hourly basis, even
I make more then that!   It seems to me that it's the hospitals that make
the big money not the doctors.

There is something wrong with this system!

There was another $3.01  for "pathology".  I don't know what that was about?

Hell, the motel I stayed at in Florida made more money then Dr. Lin did!

Dave