sclero bill came in....
Hi all Many people were curious as to the cost of sclerotherapy. I was quoted $700-800 dollars for my procedure, which I thought was a bit low. Of course, I didn't believe it, and figured I would wait and see what bills came in. The gal I spoke with prior to my procedure was a nurse, not from billing (I thought she was from billing), and quoted me the correct price for the doc's portion of the bill. She did not include the hospital fees, though. I even asked her three times "Are you sure it will be between 700-800? No hidden fees?" So, it wasn't a big suprise (even though I was disappointed) that I recieved an additional bill for $960.00 from the hospital (the "hidden fee" I was expecting). I don't have my bills infront of me, but my total worked out to be ~$1740.00 in the end. The hospital was nice, and said they'd take 20% off of the bill if I paid it in full, so that would save me close to $200. The doc's office was also way cool, and suggested we submit to insurance anyhow to see what would happen. I was told directly from my insurance that they would not pay, and even though I told the doc's office this, they said "let's try anyway". I figured it was their dime and their time, so I said "go for it". Well, my insurance seems to have paid some of the bill per my EOB! So, I'm now going to call the hospital part and see if they will submit their portion, too, just to "see what happens". So, in a nutshell, I was misquoted a price (happens a lot, believe me); but I got some of it paid for by my insurance so far.
Deeno
