I Do have bcbs and this is the bill I got pending insurance is something wrong or is this on target

Surgeon $5500

Anesthesiogist $2800

Then I got a bill from the hospital $47,594.55

Broken down

Pharmacy $1276.55

Medical supplies 22,160.00

Lab $139.00

OR services $14,888.00

Anesthesia $6,737.00

Recovery room 2,394.55

Is this the going rate

Wow! That is ridiculous..I was self pay and my entire procedure including pre-op testing..surgeons fees..recovery..one yr of fills..everything was $13,500..I do know that they bill insurance companies more..but that seems outlandish!

I have BCBS too and everything was supposed to be covered. I got a statement that showed they weren't covering anything. I would not have gotten surgery unless it was covered. My doc has an insurance person and I'm starting my fight to have them pay what they said they'd pay for. Good luck!!

I Do have bcbs and this is the bill I got pending insurance is something wrong or is this on target

Surgeon 5500

Anesthesiogist 2800

Then I got a bill from the hospital 47' date='594.55

Broken down

Pharmacy 1276.55

Medical supplies 22,160.00

Lab 139.00

OR services 14,888.00

Anesthesia 6,737.00

Recovery room 2,394.55

Is this the going rate[/quote']

Crazy! I have BCBS as well. I was pre-approved prior to surgery. I just had the procedure this last Tues. Haven't received a bill yet but I hope they didn't do the same to me! I pre paid Dr $300, hospital $1400. I know there's much more due but your case sounds completely screwed up.

Yes, that is high! Were you pre approved? Because i had to wait for my insurance to send me a letter saying "yes" without it, my doc would NOT do it without it because i would be resp for the whole amount.... I paid like 1000 out of pocket, but my total doc bills were about 32,000.

my entire procedure was about $13,000...out of pocket around $1,500...thats crazy..

I paid about 1300 out of pocket as well. The procedure was between 10-12,000

I self paid for surgery, anesthesia, and 2 year refills for $13,000. Are they giving you a golden lap band? My goodness that is ridiculous. A bypass does not even cost that much and it costs a lot more than lap band.

I have bcbs il, and only had to pay a very small amount.. My surgery was July 5th, I hope I don't receive any bills..

Banded 7/5/2012

I was banded on July 11th. Reading this I am now nervous I may get a bill. My insurance (Oxford united health care) sent an approval letter prior to surgery. What are the chances??

I have bcbs of michigan and I paid $39.00 I was pre approved and dieted for a year these hospitals and Drs charge HUGE amts to us insurance people and then settle for what ever they can get. So do not panic yet see how it all shakes out.

To be truthful after my year long diet the hospital that I was scheduled at refused to do my surgery because they were not making enough money on it. So I had to go to another DR and Hospital out of town and that took 3 more monthes for BCBS to then approve them. It is a racket here in the USA and so be patient and see what happens

I just got my bills and my bill from the hospital that was 19,800 and I have 2,300 to pay them. I have around 300 for anestisia and prepaid 600 to the surgeon. I have bcbs north Carolina but I was told all bcbs is different. Your bill seems very high. I would definantly check into it.

I was self pay had surgery April 25 . Total cost and it included 1 year of fills was $15,700.00 .

I just got my bill from the surgery.... $31,266.89. We shall see how much Medicare covers, I'm on disability. I almost fainted when I saw it...lol. Its only 3k less than what I bought my house for 20 years back.

My insurance paid for everything but I think the total surgery and one night in the hospital was like $12,000. I think the doctor wanted 3,000 and they paid him 2,000.

Most insurances send you the complete bill, however they only receive the contacted rate from the physician and hospital. The contracted rate is considerably less and depending on if you have a PPO or *** will determine how much you owe.

If you have an *** and received prior authorization you only pay your copayment for either inpatient or outpatient surgery. If you have a PPO then it depends on your policy, but you still only pay your percentage based on the contracted rate not the full rate that you received a bill for. If your cash pay then you should have a flat rate similar to what others here have posted.

You can call your insurance and ask then your out of pocket expense.

Good luck!