Lets talk $$ (How much was your copayment)

Since I checked right into short stay and didn't have to go in though the ER (which I have had to do in the past), I did not have anything but $60 in copays to the doctors I had to have sign off on my surgery and my pre-op visit with my surgeon. 

 A little over $1200 to the hospital. So far, about $600 to the surgeon, but I'm expecting to get a bill once they've finalized everything with the insurance company. 

 This has become a little confusing to me.  I have paid a total of about $1100 to surgeon and I am finished with him.  My hospital co-pay is $100.00, but that has nothing to do with the max I can pay out of pocket to hospital.  i was told that my max out of pocket is $2000.00 a year and since I haven't met that amount, I would have to pay the difference.  I don't know if hospital expects me to pay that difference up front along with the $100.00 copay or if they will bill me....guess I need to call the hospital quick because my date is 08.15.11!

I have government insurance..GEHA through my hubbys job!

I have GEHA also. I paid $3500.

Copay was $250 per day in the hospital so $500 total.




~Lori

$250.00 bucks for the hospital stay......and about 60.00 for pre-op appts.

This is going to be SO all over the place- from people who self paid well over 10K to me, who had a total out of pocket of ZERO.. Every single insurance is different. I had never heard of your procedure before, but how cool!

copays,deductibles = $0.00  out of pocket for me.
 BCBS Anthem Cali.

Im sorry :-(  but you asked ,-)

betcha think 3600.00 is WELL WORTH EVERY PENNY...by the end your 1st post op year!!
'sides think of the $ you'll save on your grocery n restuarant bill post op. You'll recoup that money E-Z!

I have paid $35 each dr visit and I seen her 4 times I think, $225 for all 6 dietary visits, all pre-op labs and stuff were 100% covered, my hospital copay was $250.00.   I had Bluelincs HMO.. no deductible.. no out of pocket.. Oklahoma state issued insurance.