TX cancelled due to damaged organ...who pays??

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Patient was admitted for kidney transplant and received services of Chest X-ray,

EKG and blood tests as part of prepping for surgery. Transplant surgeon

observed kidney when delivered and it had a hole in artery so surgery was

cancelled. Does the recipients charges get billed to the organ acquisition fund

or patient's private insurance.

[Guest guest]

Kidney Acquisition since surgery was never performed

Whitney Folsom, TFC

ETMC Transplant Program

1100 E Lake St ste 340

Tyler, TX 75701

phone

fax

wlfolsom@...

>>> diane1k57 1/21/2011 1:44 PM >>>

Patient was admitted for kidney transplant and received services of Chest X-ray,

EKG and blood tests as part of prepping for surgery. Transplant surgeon

observed kidney when delivered and it had a hole in artery so surgery was

cancelled. Does the recipients charges get billed to the organ acquisition fund

or patient's private insurance.

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Hi Diane,The surgery was cancelled through no fault of the patient. Charges go to organ acquisition.Hope this helps,Thanks,Bill From: TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of diane1k57Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 2:45 PMTo: TxFinancialCoordinators Subject: TX cancelled due to damaged organ...who pays?? Patient was admitted for kidney transplant and received services of Chest X-ray, EKG and blood tests as part of prepping for surgery. Transplant surgeon observed kidney when delivered and it had a hole in artery so surgery was cancelled. Does the recipients charges get billed to the organ acquisition fund or patient's private insurance.