Re: Re: Pay Up Front At Gagner's Office

[Guest guest]

Dear Jill,

Gagner's office called to tell me that the consult

went up to 300 dollars and that I would be expected to

pay 100 percent even though my insurance will pay 80

percent. Now when I made my appointment 4 mopnths ago

for sept 12, they said the fee was 200 dollars and the

doctor would accept 80 percent. So I guess the prices

have gone up. I just hope his office will be

reasonable when I get there and not hit me with any

additional fees. I wanted to get a private duty nurse

or a private room so my husband could stay with me,

but now I don't think I can afford it.

Debra, dbond247at aol.com

--- JILL wrote:

> I was told (today, by Gagner's office) that if your

> insurance covers

> 80% then you dont have to pay up front. My

> insurance, UHC PPO, pays

> 80%. I paid for my initial consult up front hough, I

> think it was $200,

> and then was reimbursed by UHC-I went out of network

> for Gagner. They

> actually reimbursed me for the psych and the

> nutritionist too. So far I

> have only had to pay small amounts here and there

> for my surgery

> (again, since I went out-of-network I was told i'd

> have to pay $2000).

> I have had to pay for random things like co-payments

> ($15) for some

> labs and x-rays. I did receive a bill from the

> anesthesiologist for

> over $3000 the other day, but I called the number on

> the bill and they

> said to rip it up and they would submit it to my

> insurance company. So

> far, so good.

>

> Jill K in NY

> -80 lbs in 16 weeks

> Gagner

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