Does anyone know the negotiated rate insurance companies pay for Lap Band Surgery?
I am in Atlanta and was told the cost for the surgery was $16K without insurance. I figure they will negotiate the final cost but was wondering what the typical insurance negotiated rate was.
Each insurance company has it’s own rate that they pay and most or the same but there is others that pay cheaper. It just depends on the insurance company. Mine was charged $8,000. but only paid $1590. that was the doctor and my hospital bill still hasn’t been determined because they charged me things for the 4-15-08 and I wasn’t there the 15th, I entered on the 16th of April and I have protested the hospital bill and I still haven’t heard from them and it has been two months. That bill will be around $1000. I do ask for an itemized statement, a lot of people don’t and they end up paying for something they didn’t get. I am in the Dallas, Texas area. Good Luck!
July 17th, 2010 at 7:56 am
Each insurance company has it’s own rate that they pay and most or the same but there is others that pay cheaper. It just depends on the insurance company. Mine was charged $8,000. but only paid $1590. that was the doctor and my hospital bill still hasn’t been determined because they charged me things for the 4-15-08 and I wasn’t there the 15th, I entered on the 16th of April and I have protested the hospital bill and I still haven’t heard from them and it has been two months. That bill will be around $1000. I do ask for an itemized statement, a lot of people don’t and they end up paying for something they didn’t get. I am in the Dallas, Texas area. Good Luck!
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