If you have Medicare the way to find out if you are going to be charged for a procedure or for anything you use your medical insurance for is read this.
First of all, your doctor prescribes some type of procedure for you to have either in his office or at an outpatient surgery center. The doctor’s office receives the authorization for you to have this procedure.
What is it going to cost you?
You think because you have an HMO or other type of insurance that it will be covered.
Don’t assume anything.
The only way to find out for sure is to get the CPT and ICD codes from your doctor’s office and call your insurance company. In this way, you should have an accurate amount that will be billed to you or it might not be exact but you will have an idea.
When the procedure is over and the bills come in you won’t stress over the copay that was the patient’s responsibility.
All this information is in my book Medicare and Other Health Insurances.
Thank you for reading my article. Copyright Linda Meckler 2021
