Pre-op Class?

[HalloweenBaby24 447]

So I had my pre-op class to go over the nutrition and basics for after surgery on 8/12, When I got there they asked for a $20 copay which I thought was odd because I was there for a Class. Here it is 2 weeks later I get a statement from the surgeons office for $334!, In which I now owe $118 of. They charged it as a "Office Visit". Did anyone else have to pay for their pro-op class?..Should I call and fight this?

[sdvorak88 10]

I was billed for my pre-op class. Every visit i was billed for including phone visits

[HalloweenBaby24 447]

I had my consultation appointment In May and was never billed once, other then my co-pay.

[leapyear 21]

I was told right at the beginning once you have to attend the required "seminars" you had to pay $350 out of pocket for this portion of the program cuz it wasn't covered by insurance. Plus I do pay my normal co pay for other visits with nut etc.

[HalloweenBaby24 447]

I just wish someone would have told me, I had no idea.

[Jersrose43 837]

Sounds fishy. Is call and complain and have them tell you why they're billing you?

[beautysleeve559 69]

I have had to pay for every visit, seminar and class I have attended for my surgery. It has never been that high though. They usually just ask for my $20 copay

[HalloweenBaby24 447]

I never had any required seminars, and the seminar they did offer was free.

I had a 2hr class that just went over nutrition and eating after surgery that was required. Not sure why it was required seeing as the Nutritionist I went to went through all the same information..

The surgeon wasn't even in the class.

Edited August 26, 2014 by HalloweenBaby24

[Forsythia 882]

The initial seminar was free, But all of the pre-op nutrition classes were not covered according to BCBS. They basically wrote half of the cost off and placed the rest on me. However, my surgeon's office never charged me for a co-pay for nutrition classes. They said that most likely the visits would not be covered by insurance. So I knew that going in that I was going to get a bill.

My psych eval was covered by BCBS. I only had to pay my regular $30 co-pay for that. But everything else hit my flexible spending card hard.

[sophie'sChoice 269]

_{I do not remember if I had to pay a copay for that class or not but I was not charged for it other than that if I did. I think you should have been informed if you were going to be charged. Especially if it was not a one on one class? There were three of us when I went to mine. We were all scheduled for the same surgery date.}

[HalloweenBaby24 447]

@Sophieschoice

It was a class of about 15people, I was aloud to bring a friend with me for support (I brought 3). Definitely not a one on one, It was an class they require all patients to take before the surgery I just assumed it was part of everything else.l I was never told otherwise.