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

My hospital bill was just over $44,000, which did not include the surgeon's initial fees of $695.00 and not billable to insurance.

The hospital bill was covered by our insurance at 100%, my only out of pocket expense was the $695.00 to my surgeon. Additional surgeon's fees are covered by insurance at 100%. The separate bill from the anesthesiologist was also covered by insurance at 100%,

Hospitals and other medical services providers do accept a much lower amount (referred to as an "assignment") from insurance companies. The entire system is broken...costs are unrealistically high.

I work for insurance and what your seeing us an actual bill. But the good thing is the insurance company has what u call a contracted rate so that bill is that without the contacted rate they can't obtain money until after insurance has paid and then you will pay the rest. U can contact insurance provider relations our contact the bariatrics department and they can tell you the rates for that surgeon and hospital hopefully it's a par hospital.

They charged for me a total of 74,000 and my insurance settled for 45,000 I think its total bs!!!!,

I'm a self pay and my total was $15,000 on June 27, 2012 in California

I have BCBS of NJ *** plan. Each plan is different and is the patients responsability to know what is covered and how much is your responsability to pay.

Be careful. If your Dr is contracted with your insurance plan, by law he can't bill you the difference between the "Billed Amount" and the "Agree Amount". Drs always bill higher amounts in order to be able to get something close to their actual fee from the insurance companies. For example:

Billed amount for office visit : $100

Insurance agree to pay: $40

***Remaining $60 must be "write off" *** IF no Co-payment or Co-insurance applies.