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I'm so angry for you! I'm finally greatful that I was able to.rely on the NHS, but this whole situation is ridiculous! I truly hope.you can get some help to sort this out!

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The hospital refusing to fix the billing codes is a big problem because it could mess up your appeal with BCBS. I’d start by pushing harder with the billing department or even filing a complaint with their patient advocate. If they mentioned pre-approval, ask for the details and get that info to your insurance.
The surgeon’s actions are troubling too. Sending you to the hospital without an ambulance and refusing to fix the billing feels like they’re avoiding responsibility. This could be worth discussing with a Tulsa Personal Injury Attorney. They could help you figure out if there’s a case for negligence and maybe even get those bills covered.

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There should also be a state insurance commisioner or dept that may be able to help. Just type in “state of _____ insurance…” and you should find a few places to try. It’s gonna take some time for sure but take good notes of who you call and talk to and when and if you leave messages or if they say they will call you back put a note in your calendar for the day after you should hear back so your can follow up if they don’t call. Tell them this is the second time you called and you talked to so and so on such and such date and they were supposed to do X. Write out your exact story in a concise but detailed manner and ask everyone where you file a written complaint and send it to them. It’s pretty tedious and it’s certainly not fair you should have to do it but it may work.

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