Psych Eval charge :(

Victoria A.
on 9/10/12 9:51 pm - MI

RNY on 10/29/12

I received a bill today from the weight loss center I am going to for all of my pre-op testing and surgery, for $478.00. I already had to pay a $40.00 charge to expediate it so it would not hold up my surgery date. NO ONE ever told me that I would not be covered under my insurance.
Has anyone else had this sort of thing happen to them?

Kevin H.
on 9/10/12 10:19 pm - Baltimore, MD

VSG on 02/06/12

Insurance quite often does not cover psych evals or nutritionist appointments. I had to pay in cash up front for those things.

It's much better then paying the $15,000 hospital bill though.

KayDeeCee
on 9/11/12 6:59 am

VSG on 01/26/15

On September 10, 2012 at 10:19 PM Pacific Time, Kevin H. wrote:

Insurance quite often does not cover psych evals or nutritionist appointments. I had to pay in cash up front for those things.

It's much better then paying the $15,000 hospital bill though.

You are so right! In my case, the insurance paid half of my nutrition and psycg evaluations, but then denied me the surgery! :-(

5'7" HW 256 (1/6/2014) SW 236.2 (VSG: 1/26/2015) CW 165.5 (01/10/2016) Total Weight Lost 90.5
Pre-Op: -19.8; Month 1: -19; Month 2: -12.7; Month 3: -9.9; Month 4: -7.2; Month 5: -6.4; Month 6: -2.8; Month 7: -3.7; Month 8: -4.2; Month 9: -0.6; Month 10: -2.1; Month 11: -0 Month 12: -2.1

GOALS: BMI Normal = 159 (6.5 to go); 100 LBs Lost = 156 (9.5 to go); FINAL GOAL: 139?? (26.5 to go)

Pobearsam7
on 9/11/12 3:39 am

I agree w/ Kevin. I only paid less than $500 for my eval and everything else was covered for my surgery, hosp stay, all medical consults and tests, paying a couple hundred dollars is better than paying thousands

Kelly

RockinMama
on 9/11/12 5:42 am - Cordele, GA

VSG on 07/09/12

I paid $8,000 for my surgery. I would have gladly paid $478.

5'7 CW: 306 SW: 300

sleevegirl
on 9/11/12 5:53 am - Austin, TX

VSG on 06/21/11

$14,500 plus around another $800 in tests. LOL.

Seriously, if they didn't tell you, you need to call them to see if the bill was a mistake and if it wasn't, then workout a payment plan if you need it.

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howarli
on 9/11/12 6:33 am - MD

VSG on 09/29/11

call them I tell them to put you on a payment plan to pay about $25.00 per month. That way the bill will not go to collections.

Empress726
on 9/11/12 12:19 am, edited 9/11/12 12:19 am - Baltimore, MD

VSG on 09/20/12

I had to pay the 20% because they billed it through the hospital and not as a doctors office. I checked wit several independent psychiatrist listed on the BCBS website and most of them billed through a hospital or did not to bariatric evals or wanted $500 to complete the paperwork. I ended up going though the hospital so I could at least use a billing plan and not have to pay the entire $937.00 up front and the counselors fee was higher than the psychiatrists' fee.

I have 9 days til surgery and after the last 6months of bills for pre op, I am on pins and needles waiting for the actual Insurance Approval.
This journey sure can bruise your bank account ( I know it's worth it)

"Our Deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure"
Empress

DawnieJ
on 9/11/12 7:46 am - LA

VSG on 09/13/12

My nutritionist was covered but I had to pay 250 out of pocket for my psych eval. My surgery is set for Thursday the 13th and I just found out Friday that my portion out of pocket will be 3k. She also dropped the bomb that I had to come up with half of it as a "down payment" by tomorrow. Thank god for 401k loans or this dream would be over! Things have a way of working out so hopefully they will for you. =)

mimij
on 9/11/12 8:43 am, edited 9/11/12 1:43 am - McDonough, GA

VSG on 10/03/12

My psych eval was $525. My nutrition class was $177. I also had to get pulmonology clearance with pulm function test and chest xray $400+, and I had an upper GI $89. Add 2 preop visits to the surgeon($383) and I still have $5000 to pay out of pocket for actual surgery for dr and hospital. I think that is usual and customary as they used to say. I have insurance and work for a hospital system.

MIMI Highest weight 215 SW 203 GW 125 M1 -22 M2 -12 M3 -11 M4 -7 M5 -10 M6 -5 M7 -6 M8 -5 M9 -4 M10 -3 In maintenance since June 2013 HT- 5'2"

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