Hospital Bills - discount

[jmkst58]

Just an FYI...for in the future, if he was at an "in-network" hospital and they process the anesthesia as "out of network" call and inform them it was an in-network hospital. This happened with my c-section. Only one anesthesia practice in town and they had no agreement with the insurance co. It was re-processed as in-network. We just didn't get any sort of discounted rate. However it didn't go toward my out of network deductible and co-pay.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. my anesthesia was first processed 'out of network' so they billed me like $400- and I paid quickly---- DUMB!!!!!! because then I called my insurance company and asked why it was processed 'out of network' and the insurance company fixed it!!!

BUT!!!!!!!!! the anesthesia office has not refunded me the difference yet!!

THIS HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR NOW. i have wrote them twice and documented that. what else can i do? i want my money back. they haven't responded with ANYTHING. what would you do if you were me?

 

[Piecey]

hm. Someone it double posted an hour later, hah.

 

[PHXscuba]

The "out-of-network anesthesiologist" seems to be a very common glitch. DH was having back surgery and everyone else -- the doctor, the surgery center, etc. was on our very-common insurance, but none of the three anesth. were (I'm not sure they take any insurance). After the dust settled, I called the office to work with them and they settled for the amount our insurance would pay for out-of-network.

After going through the system several times, I've learned that being your own advocate and spending a lot of time on the phone resolving claims can save hundreds or thousands of dollars.

PHXscuba