Hospital fined Rs 2.75 lakh for wrongly billing patient ICU charges during general ward stay
A consumer commission has ordered a hospital to refund Rs 2 lakh to a patient after finding the facility incorrectly billed for an ICU bed. Hospital records confirmed the patient had stayed in a general ward, not the ICU, making the higher charge unjustified. In addition to the refund, the hospital was directed to pay compensation and cover litigation costs. The total payout ordered amounts to Rs 2.75 lakh. The commission also instructed the hospital to seek reimbursement for the amount through the Swasthya Sathi scheme.
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