Re: Got my hospital bill the other day

[Guest guest]

,

That's great news only having to come up with $600.00. Hopefully, I

will be lucky like you!

See you on the other side of surgery!

--Caboose

1 day pre-op

> Whoa!!! I knew it would be high, but my goodness....for my 3 1/2

hour

> surgery and 2 nights in the hospital, a whopping $18,346. My

balance

> after insurance-$600. VERY HAPPY camper here! My insurance already

> paid on the 14th, just 2 weeks after my surgery...now that's

speedy!

> Now that doesn't include my surgeon's fee of about $4500 for my

upper

> jaw, but lucky for me, it will be no charge to me because my out of

> pocket max for the year is $600.

>

> Interesting though, out of the $18346, Blue Cross only paid like

$9600.

> The rest is for a " participating provider discount "

>

>

[Guest guest]

Wow. That's a lot of money. Lucky you only having to pay $600! L

[Guest guest]

,

I only wish my bills were that small. I'm about $70K in the hole for

my Surgeon and the Hospital. And I have no word yet on how much my

Insurance is actually going to cover.

It sounds like you have a good plan!

Take care,

Carol

> Whoa!!! I knew it would be high, but my goodness....for my 3 1/2

hour

> surgery and 2 nights in the hospital, a whopping $18,346. My balance

> after insurance-$600. VERY HAPPY camper here! My insurance already

> paid on the 14th, just 2 weeks after my surgery...now that's speedy!

> Now that doesn't include my surgeon's fee of about $4500 for my upper

> jaw, but lucky for me, it will be no charge to me because my out of

> pocket max for the year is $600.

>

> Interesting though, out of the $18346, Blue Cross only paid like

$9600.

> The rest is for a " participating provider discount "

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh Geez....that's awful....hopefully the insurance will end up

covering the majority of it. Its funny, about a year and a half ago,

I was so bummed because my insurance at the time (Cigna) denied my

surgery because it wasn't functionally significant (Yeah, right, tell

that to my now PINK gums:-), as they were very dark red before). I

would have had to pay $6000 out of pocket if they even said yes to my

surgery. I guess something better was in store for me:-), and I'm

happy and blessed with the amount I have to pay. (although, I do pay

almost $900 a month for my insurance (boss quit contributing for

premiums, and I wasn't about to give it up)) Good luck with yours,

they better cover a huge chunk!

> > Whoa!!! I knew it would be high, but my goodness....for my 3 1/2

> hour

> > surgery and 2 nights in the hospital, a whopping $18,346. My

balance

> > after insurance-$600. VERY HAPPY camper here! My insurance

already

> > paid on the 14th, just 2 weeks after my surgery...now that's

speedy!

> > Now that doesn't include my surgeon's fee of about $4500 for my

upper

> > jaw, but lucky for me, it will be no charge to me because my out

of

> > pocket max for the year is $600.

> >

> > Interesting though, out of the $18346, Blue Cross only paid like

> $9600.

> > The rest is for a " participating provider discount "

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks for your support. I'm sure that once all the red tape is

taken care of, my Insurance will cover a lot. I believe the

percentage was 70, in regards to the surgery. So ... I've got my

fingers crossed and my hands in prayer position!

Wow! I pay about $240 per month for my Insurance (medical/dental)

for both myself and my Son. I guess some pay where others don't and

vice versa. It's all relative. And I guess it all works out exactly

as it's supposed to.

Take care,

Carol

> > > Whoa!!! I knew it would be high, but my goodness....for my 3

1/2

> > hour

> > > surgery and 2 nights in the hospital, a whopping $18,346. My

> balance

> > > after insurance-$600. VERY HAPPY camper here! My insurance

> already

> > > paid on the 14th, just 2 weeks after my surgery...now that's

> speedy!

> > > Now that doesn't include my surgeon's fee of about $4500 for my

> upper

> > > jaw, but lucky for me, it will be no charge to me because my

out

> of

> > > pocket max for the year is $600.

> > >

> > > Interesting though, out of the $18346, Blue Cross only paid

like

> > $9600.

> > > The rest is for a " participating provider discount "

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Whoa ! I can't wait to see my hospital bill. My surgeon's

fee's arrived the other day...7,224! I already had to fork over

almost 4,000 for the rhinoplasty. I wonder how much my hospital bill

will be since I volunteered to pay extra for a private room (my

husband snores...I didn't wan't him to keep any other healing patients

awake). Congrats on the low out of pocket charges!!

Steph.

> Whoa!!! I knew it would be high, but my goodness....for my 3 1/2

hour

> surgery and 2 nights in the hospital, a whopping $18,346. My

balance

> after insurance-$600. VERY HAPPY camper here! My insurance already

> paid on the 14th, just 2 weeks after my surgery...now that's

speedy!

> Now that doesn't include my surgeon's fee of about $4500 for my

upper

> jaw, but lucky for me, it will be no charge to me because my out of

> pocket max for the year is $600.

>

> Interesting though, out of the $18346, Blue Cross only paid like

$9600.

> The rest is for a " participating provider discount "

>

>

[Guest guest]

I can vouch for those numbers. I had a mandibular advancement, 2

hours in the OR, 1 night (semi-private, no privates available)and the

total was about $20,000. After discounting, about $7,000 and to me

$342.

Makes you wonder who pays the full-freight on this and other medical

procedures.

The only irritating thing about the billing is that my Insurance

company sent a " detailed " statement from the hospital which included

about 18 lines marked " miscellaneous " and ranging from $3 to $6K. I

asked the Insurance company exactly what they wanted me to approve

based on that.

I also just started getting the individual bills from the surgeon,

anthesia guy, x-ray guy, etc. One was for $3.74 -- what a pain. Bad

surprise came withmy phone bill which included an automatic charge

from the Hospital for phone service (unused by me during my stay).

Didn;t know they could automatically charge your hoome phone for

that. I told them they couldn't but we'll see.

Glad I have insurance for all this.

Queelace

> > Whoa!!! I knew it would be high, but my goodness....for my 3 1/2

> hour

> > surgery and 2 nights in the hospital, a whopping $18,346. My

> balance

> > after insurance-$600. VERY HAPPY camper here! My insurance

already

> > paid on the 14th, just 2 weeks after my surgery...now that's

> speedy!

> > Now that doesn't include my surgeon's fee of about $4500 for my

> upper

> > jaw, but lucky for me, it will be no charge to me because my out

of

> > pocket max for the year is $600.

> >

> > Interesting though, out of the $18346, Blue Cross only paid like

> $9600.

> > The rest is for a " participating provider discount "

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I just today mailed my check for $6,304 (for lower advancement,

including outpatient surgery, facility, records, splint). I still

can't get a straight answer from insurance how much I can expect to be

reimbursed, but probably somewhere between $2,000-$3,000. L

[Guest guest]

Way to go Michele! It is great to have such a huge burdon lifted

regarding the expenses. I wish it were that way for everyone on

this. It ilets you focus on the healing issues. I am really happy

for you!

Fran

> Whoa!!! I knew it would be high, but my goodness....for my 3 1/2

hour

> surgery and 2 nights in the hospital, a whopping $18,346. My

balance

> after insurance-$600. VERY HAPPY camper here! My insurance already

> paid on the 14th, just 2 weeks after my surgery...now that's

speedy!

> Now that doesn't include my surgeon's fee of about $4500 for my

upper

> jaw, but lucky for me, it will be no charge to me because my out of

> pocket max for the year is $600.

>

> Interesting though, out of the $18346, Blue Cross only paid like

$9600.

> The rest is for a " participating provider discount "

>

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