For context, we live in another country, we generally use their nhs but occasionally pay for private doctors/tests etc.
Last weekend, Dd, 3 was really sick and wouldn’t stop vomiting, she’s never ill and has no energy and completely not herself. We started to get a bit worried about her. It was a Sunday so surgeries were shut apart from doctor call outs. It was either this or A & E at the local hospital, which ideally we wouldn’t want to do.
We called the private doctor we’ve used before, we knew it would be expensive as was a house call out and a Sunday. I didn’t check the price in all the fuss.
When he’d finished, we asked how much and he said €170, we paid and he left.
Dd was fine by the evening, thank goodness.
On the Monday, the surgery secretary called and said the receipt was available did I want her to email etc. She then asked if she could just clarify the amount paid as call outs by the doctor are €200 normally, I said he said €170 and she said ‘Oh ok he must have charged you less’
It did make me wonder afterwards, why?
I do know that the majority of people he likely attends to are very wealthy, the area the doctors is in is v expensive-millionaire territory. The house was also pretty messy as we were busy looking after Dd
Why did he charge less?