So I ended up needing surgery for my bicep tendon where it attaches up my the shoulder area. The orthopedic surgeon requires a ultrasound guided injection or cortisone shot to make sure this is the right area if it kills the pain.
I haven't used any deductible this yr so I was curious what the $$ damages were for this injection. So I called the hospital where the injection is getting done. On the phone for most of the day waiting for call backs etc.
Finally get this billing code for the procedure after most of the day waiting. That wasn't enough. They also wanted the exact name of the procedure besides the billing code. So another hour of two trying to get find someone that knew the procedure name.
So now I finally have both the billing code and exact name of the procedure and get through to billing to get a price...not happening!
They first asked me if this is cash or insurance and then go on to say this will take several days to work up an estimate and we can e-mail that to you, grrrrr.
I haven't used any deductible this yr so I was curious what the $$ damages were for this injection. So I called the hospital where the injection is getting done. On the phone for most of the day waiting for call backs etc.
Finally get this billing code for the procedure after most of the day waiting. That wasn't enough. They also wanted the exact name of the procedure besides the billing code. So another hour of two trying to get find someone that knew the procedure name.
So now I finally have both the billing code and exact name of the procedure and get through to billing to get a price...not happening!
They first asked me if this is cash or insurance and then go on to say this will take several days to work up an estimate and we can e-mail that to you, grrrrr.