Arrived ~30 min ahead of appointment as requested, to upload x-rays and sign in / paperwork. Soon after, the nurse / technician took an additional set of x-rays (3 total) and I waited about an hour for the doctor to come by, according to other reviews this is typical for Dr. Law. After a 15min discussion the doctor made his recommendation (surgery) and I was put into a split. This cost $3739 compared to a $240 bill from an urgent care facility, $1463 at Mass Gen (#6 Orthopedic and 2x as many X-Rays), and a $550 bill from Dr. Bohay in Grand Rapids, Michigan (note Bohay didn't take x-rays).
After reviewing with Cathy (8/6) at the billing department the costing for 15 minutes of Dr. Law's time, splint, and 3 X-Rays broke down as:
Minor Surgical Services: $334.5
-Hospital charge
Minor Surgical Services: $334.5
-X-Rays
Op. Misc Services: $533.0
-Splint
X-Ray of Ankle: $88.0
-For interpretation of X-Rays
New Doctor Office Visit: $345.0
-Examination fee
"Treatment" of Broken Ankle: $2104.0
-Evaluation, recommended surgery, and assistant applied short leg splint (about 15min of Doctor's time and 10min of assistant)
Total: $3,739
I put “treatment" of broken ankle in quotations since I do not agree with this statement. I believe $2100 to say you need surgery is excessive, since the splint and exam were billed separately. Unfortunately, a splint will not properly treat a dislocated fractured nor resolve the syndesmosis ligaments tear, which Dr. Law didn't diagnose in my "extensive exam".
Cathy told me that pricing was compared annually to local service providers but wouldn't provide names of who those groups are so I cannot provide any input on cost vs. quality of care.
Due to the exorbitant cost for services rendered I cannot recommend this facility. If possible, find local orthopedic group with a surgical center and save a few grand or go to nationally ranked Rush Medical, Northwestern Memorial, Loyola Medical, UW Hospital (Madison) for high complexity procedures, all within 100 miles.
Edit 8/17/18: My bill from Massachusetts General (#4 hospital in US, #6 Orthopedic according to US News 2018-19) for a like "experience / treatment" came back as:
Splint: $550.0
X-Ray of Ankle (6 at Mass Gen vs. 3 at Froedtert): $388.0
X-Ray readings (2 sets at Mass Gen vs. 1 set at Froedtert): $100.0
New Doctor Office Visit: $425.0
So a #6 ranked hospital charged 40% the cost of Froedtert ("not ranked / high performing" -US News 2018-19) hence the 1 star rating.