Insurance question?

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So i got a letter in the mail , they're charging me 246$ ( within 20 days ) for a biophysical profile when i went to the hospital. It says the procedure is not covered by my insurance. I mean they didnt tell me that at the moment so now im charged for it months later. My question is can they really do that? Should i call my insurance and see what they say or ?

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I work for insurance. This isn't always the case but sometimes providers double bill their patients which is a big no-no. Always call your insurance and ask if they can adjust the claim (that's actually what I do, I'm an adjuster) and to look into your benefits and see if it was processed/denied correctly through them first before you pay the bill to the provider. Like I said, that's not always the case and sometimes only certain things are covered under your policy but it can't hurt to look into it before you pay the bill or set up a payment plan.

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Yes they really can. I'm sure at some point you signed a paper stating you would pay for things that weren't covered. I get billed for ultrasounds months later because my insurance only covers one. Nothing you can do about it.

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You can definitely try to fight it (I'd call the hospital first and then the insurance), but yeah, if the hospital bills the insurance and they say it's not a covered service they can totally do that.

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Yes not everything is covered with your insurance, and they will bill you for services that aren't covered. For example I went to the ER in september. I just got a claim statement from my insurance yesterday  (still no bill)

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Yes, it's your responsibility to see what is and is not covered, not theirs.

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You can try to talk to the insurance or the hospital but unfortunately hospitals aren't going to go out of their way to check if a procedure is covered under your particular insurance. It's technically your responsibility. Now personally I think it's BS because it's easy enough to check the system but again hospitals and even many doctors don't want to be bothered. I've made it a priority to deny procedures until I call my insurance to confirm coverage (obviously not in the case of emergencies). Anything that doesn't sound routine I'll always double check and get pre authorized.

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I would call the insurance and talk to them about it.

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