Going in for a c-section in a couple of weeks and doc is going to do a scar revision ...take out old scar ...and sew me back up after delivery ...paid for the scar revision but hospital wants to charge extra for the 15 to 20 min use of operating room ...and maybe more ..like anesthesia ..but delievery and anesthesia cost is already covered ...does this sound like double paying to you?...a procedure that will only take no more than 20 min? btw waiting on call from hospital ... hospital is trying to come up with a figure because of the short time???? sounds crazy to me
2007-03-05 07:58:54 · 4 answers · asked by arrington7530 3 in Health ➔ Women's Health
That sounds about par for the course. Hospital billing itemizes every. single. thing., and thus the anaesthesia for the delivery is not the same as the anaesthesia for the scar revision. Sure it's the same medicine delivered by the same doctor, but you d*mn well are going to pay for every second you've got that epidural in.
Get your insurance involved in negotiating the price... they are very motivated to save money, and if the hospital is double billing you, they will glom on and not let go.
2007-03-05 08:12:00 · answer #1 · answered by MissA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate that the hospital does that, but they really have too. Each surgery has an estimated time, and even if the surgery goes over that because of complications you are charged more. Because of several things, you are cutting into thier daily allotment of time (for the OR, the nurses, the tech, everyone involved) The anesthesiologist usually charges a flat fee per 15 minutes so if you go over the orignal estimate time you are charged extra, so it only make sense that if it is a planned addition you would be expected to pay more.. the wierd part is that they do not have a number already...except for of course the procedure you discribed doesn't sound too routine..then again i don't work with that type of doctor. The plus to this is that sometimes the doctors choose not to charge you extra for thier part. And that helps!
2007-03-05 08:45:51 · answer #2 · answered by newyear2007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they will charge extra for another procedure. If you were having your tubes tied after delivery (which takes no time at all) they will charge you for the OR time and the anesthesia, too. It's not double paying. And it's cheaper than having it done AFTER the delivery if you have to go back into the hospital to have it done.
2007-03-05 08:10:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not fair to the patient but they do this stuff all the time.
2007-03-05 08:02:48 · answer #4 · answered by just me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋