BILLING INFORMATION
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We will make every effort to file your claim and assist
you in any way we can. If you have any questions or problems with your bill,
please contact our billing office.
Our Policies Regarding Billing
As a member of Madison Anesthesiology Consultants, LLP, in
private practice, your anesthesiologist will bill you separately from the
surgeon's fees or hospital charges. Most health insurance policies will pay
for all or part of the anesthesiology fees. However, insurance policies vary
greatly in the coverage provided.
As a courtesy, we will file the claim for you. In order to
do this we must have your correct insurance information. At the beginning of
your hospital visit, we will gather this information from your patient
registration record at Meriter Hospital. If we have no insurance information
for you, we will bill you directly. If you have any questions, or require
any assistance, please call our billing office toll free at (877) 294-6977.
Our office may contact you to verify or correct our records.
Insurance Coverage for the Anesthesiology Fee
Insurance companies and their policies vary greatly in the
amount of coverage provided. Although some insurance companies pay our fee
in full, there may be a balance that you are responsible for dependent upon
your benefit policy.
If your insurance does not cover the entire fee, you will be
billed for the balance.
Participating Insurance Companies
We participate with the following insurance companies:
• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation
• Group Health Cooperative (GHC)
• Unity Health Plan
• WPS
• Alliance Cooperative
• Blue Cross of Wisconsin
• Dean Health Plan
• Care of Wisconsin
• SOS
• Health EOS
Please Note: For any further questions regarding insurance coverage please
contact our billing office toll free at (877) 294-6977.
Medicare will usually pay 80% of all covered services. You
will be charged the remaining 20%. If you have secondary coverage and we
have your insurance information, you will be responsible for the 20% unpaid
by Medicare and any charges for services Medicare does not cover.
Determination
of the Anesthesiology Fee
Anesthesiology fees are established according to a standard procedure used
across the country. Our fees are based on the combination of the type of
surgery, and the complexity and length of your specific surgery.
Insurance Coverage for Post-Operative Pain Management
Because post-operative pain management is a fairly new
element of health care, it is not yet covered by all insurance companies. We
do accept insurance in all cases if your policy covers this care. Therefore,
cost should not influence your decision about post-operative pain
management.
Please Help Us File Your Claim
We will make every effort to file your claim and assist you
in any way we can. If you receive notification that your payment is past
due, please phone our billing office toll free at (877) 294-6977 to verify
that we have your accurate information. If you have any questions or
problems with your bill, please phone our office.
For any questions or assistance, call our billing office toll free at (877)
294-6977.
Billing Office Address
Summit HMR
4916 Overton Plaza
Ft. Worth, TX 76109-4415
Local: (817) 334-0204
Toll free: (877) 294-6977
Fax: (817) 529-1481
E-mail on payments or inquiries: mac@summithmr.com
Web site: www.summithmr.com