It's just a mistake . . . I hope

[Catyroses 1]

I had my sleeve done on May 19th of this year. My insurance pre-approved the procedure and the hiatal hernia repair. Today I got a bill from my doctor. The bill stated that the insurance company had paid zero and that I owed the doc $60,000. Oh my!

[Lillie24 2]

I think I would freak out if I was you. And I would also be on the phone first thing Tuesday morning.

[mp8btpc 33]

They may have billed it incorrectly to the insurance company. That will happen a lot or they may not have included the preauth information. I would be calling first thing but more then likely it is a billing issue.

[MINI-Me 196]

More likely, the insurance company hasn't had a chance to pay yet. Most insurance companies can take a few weeks to process a bill (especially one that has an authorization and requires a manual payment) once received.

Your doctor is probably billing prior to the insurance company having a chance to review/pay the bill. I wouldn't worry too much unless you have a denial EOB from your insurance company or your doctor says it was denied.

[MINI-Me 196]

Just checking to see if you'd heard anything. I'm sure that bill from your doctor was a shocker!!!!

[ShellieB73 0]

When I had my lap band done I got a huge bill from the hospital despite getting pre authorization....

I called the hospital and asked for an itemized bill and found that they had billed for two actual lap bands.

I kindly informed them that I did not have multiple stomachs like a cow and the problem was fixed with in about 6 weeks.

Sometimes if the charges are over what seems to be customary, they will kick out the claim.

[Catyroses 1]

Shellie, you made me laugh! I did call first thing this morning. Had a chuckle with the office manager, who also does not believe that I have any cause to worry. I left a message with the person who handles such things and haven't heard back. I'll call again tomorrow, and I will let you all know what happens.