Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Hi -- I had my Heller myotomy and partial fundoplication July 1st, and, as I had reported earlier, my eating has returned to basically normal. Went through a period of mild to moderate spasms, but that subsided within a month or so. I have had one emotionally induced relapse to a two hour spitting up event. I am very happy with the result. The question I need help with is related to a problem I am having with insurance reimbursement. The fee for the surgeon alone was $12,000. My insurance is paying around $4,500. I am going to appeal their reduction for " usual, customary and reasonable, " but I need some comparable fees. If you had basically the same surgery, please respond with your surgeon's charge, his or her name and location, especially if it was outside of a managed care, participating physician network. My surgeon's name is Barry Salky and he is in New York City. Thank you so much. (davidjohnson@...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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