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Hello all.

I had my meet the surgeon appointment 2 weeks ago. Now I'm just waiting for them to call with my approval and a date. My problem is,I've spent all the money I had put away for this on the unexpected medical stuff that cam up. ( knee surgery for torn meniscus and a heart cath). Not to mention the furnace we had to replace in the house and unexpected vehicle repair. I need to call my insurance to understand the deductibles and copays. If I read things correctly, my deductible has been met for the year. My fear is that the copay will be more than I can afford now and after all this I will not be able to have the surgery now. I feel so defeated.

I wonder if anyone is willing to share their out of pocket cost for their surgery?

Thanks.

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I have no out of pocket cost. I met my deductible which was 100 and my out of pocket Max of 750 has been met. And I have no Co pays

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I had to pay 900 upfront. The rest is on a payment plan. Call your surgeons office, they should be able to tell u how much.

surgeversary 7/24/12<br />highest weight 267<br />surgery weight 262<br />current weight 220

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Your hospital, which will be the biggest part of your surgery bill, may be willing to work with you as well. Let them know what's going on and see if they can put together a payment plan before you even go in. Good luck!

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Definitely contact the patient financial department of the hospital, they will most likely set up a plan for you (I work in this department of a hospital).

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Most hospitals will setup a payment plan owed 1400 payed 100 day of surgery and they are setting up payment plan for rest

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