Guest guest Posted October 18, 1999 Report Share Posted October 18, 1999 Hi Lady! Dr. Rutledge is the doc in NC that does this procedure. Blue Cross, Medicaid and Medicare from what I understand! Someone else on the list may know of others! Joannie Waxahachie, Tx Pinkrose35@... wrote: > From: Pinkrose35@... > > can anyone give me idea's on what insurance company that i should go for, > that will cover this surgery, i live in n.c. and what kind of policy i need. > never had insurance, so do not know where to look. thanks michelle > > > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 1999 Report Share Posted October 19, 1999 I also am a want-a-be on the other side, a loser. I was curiousif anyone of the onelist group knows of anyone who has had First Health for their insurance company and if so what kind of results did you get from them? Approved quickly I hope! Replys will be appreciated from anyone who may have had them. Thanks for your help in advance. Carolyn ----------------------------------------------- FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 1999 Report Share Posted October 20, 1999 For anyone interested, I just thought that I would post this about insurance. I finally have gotten all of my bills in. I don't have the papers right here in front of me so I will round off the numbers. Anesthesia was around 1400.00 of which I have to pay $184.00. Dr. fee was around 4000 of which my insurance took care of the eligible charges, about $2500.00 I think. I got a claim form today from BC/BS showing the hospital charged them 11,500, eligible charges were about $10,500.00 and my insurance paid all of it! Is this a mistake? Since I am out of state my insurance only approved to pay 80%. Also I paid the hospital $2600.00 up front myself. If this is all true and no mistakes have been made then the hospital owes me back about $1500.00. Any opinions on this? in AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 1999 Report Share Posted October 20, 1999 sounds great!!! Lucky you. I sure hope mine goes like that!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 1999 Report Share Posted October 20, 1999 did you have to pay the 11,000 up front. that is alot to get in one time, i wouldn " t be able to afford that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 1999 Report Share Posted October 20, 1999 Amy, That definitely sounds like a mistake! You should only be charged what your insurance didn't pay. You should definitely look into it. in AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 1999 Report Share Posted October 20, 1999 , NO! I couldn't have paid that much up front. They told me a good guess for the hospital price would be 13000.00, insurance pay 80%, so they charged me 20% of that which was $2600.00 that I paid up front. But, if the surgery didn't cost the 13000.00 like they guessed (they only charged my insurance 11,500.00) then they owe me back some money! Goody! Anyone want to place any bets on how long it will take me to get that money back???? LOL! Maybe they will be good about it. in AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 1999 Report Share Posted October 20, 1999 I don't know, but my charges were similar except for the hospital. They charged my insurance company about 11,120 and also charged me and additional 11,150. I had no complications and a two might stay. Sounds excessive to me so I am looking into it. Amy Re: Insurance >From: MoShel30@... > >For anyone interested, I just thought that I would post this about insurance. > >I finally have gotten all of my bills in. I don't have the papers right here >in front of me so I will round off the numbers. > >Anesthesia was around 1400.00 of which I have to pay $184.00. >Dr. fee was around 4000 of which my insurance took care of the eligible >charges, about $2500.00 I think. >I got a claim form today from BC/BS showing the hospital charged them 11,500, >eligible charges were about $10,500.00 and my insurance paid all of it! Is >this a mistake? Since I am out of state my insurance only approved to pay >80%. Also I paid the hospital $2600.00 up front myself. If this is all true >and no mistakes have been made then the hospital owes me back about $1500.00. > >Any opinions on this? > > in AL > >>This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com >Please visit our web site at http://clos.net > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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