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Today I got the email from BCBS of what was billed from my sleeve surgery three weeks ago. Granted my surgery was at Forest Park in Dallas and to be honest that hospital is more like a 5 star hotel than a hospital and I have never had such great care or a beautiful room (suite) here was the amount if anyone is interested! Billed Amount $71,335.05

Amount You May Owe: $97.70

My insurance rocks!! Thought I would never say that!!! :)

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Must be nice.....my insurance covers the surgery, but only if I stand on my head, twirl a baton, juggle 4 balls with the other hand, video the whole thing and send it to them. Oh, and I would also have to gain a lot more weight first, acquire diabetes in addition to the high blood pressure I already have, and then let the insurance company spend a ton of money sending me to doctors for a supervised diet, bloodwork, a swallow test, endoscopy, xrays, nutritionist, psychiatrists and wait for about a year to see if all of those antics qualify me to let them pay for it.

I decided to self pay and skip all of that BS! :huh:

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Wow - they paid 71k for your surgery? or was that before adjustments? that should be reported - no offense but that is one of the reasons it is so hard to get approved...you could have had almost 5 people sleeved here for that amount.

that is...shady

However, glad you are sleeved!

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I was self pay and my surgery was at forest park Dallas ... It costs me 7000.00 for the hospital

4000.00 for surgeon

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I too have BCBS and I am curious as to what I will have to pay after all is said and done. I did have to and do have to pay the $3000 out of pocket before they will even pay.

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I had my surgery at Forest Park also and the bill was 66K. My insurance allowable charges were only around 12K (in network negotiated rates), I paid 0. :)

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My surgery was 25,000 in WV. BC/BS and i thought that was completely unbelievable!

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Oh yes I am sure the negotiated rate is a small fraction of what they billed!! I am sure this is inflated so they recoup $7K or so, just shocking to see that amount on a statement! I have learned so much about insurance and doctors billing during the last two months- it is crazier than Wall Street!!

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Today I got the email from BCBS of what was billed from my sleeve surgery three weeks ago. Granted my surgery was at Forest Park in Dallas and to be honest that hospital is more like a 5 star hotel than a hospital and I have never had such great care or a beautiful room (suite) here was the amount if anyone is interested! Billed Amount 71' date='335.05

Amount You May Owe: 97.70

My insurance rocks!! Thought I would never say that!!! <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />[/quote']

I Have BCBS and I had an exclusion on my policy for weight loss surgery. They wouldn't pay for mine.

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