Question:
If your company has an exclusion and the surgeon says he would perform a revision

for free...when its submitted for approval...what are the chances of a success. if only the hospital needs to be recovered..I know this is unheard of but the surgeon says he will not charge for him doing the revision..    — tylerswife (posted on May 16, 2005)

May 16, 2005
just a guess on my part, but if they won't pay the surgeon they probably won't pay the hospital and you will have to do that out of pocket. and they won't likely cover any comlications either.
   — **willow**

May 16, 2005
It's the procedure they approve or deny, not individual portions. On a side note, why is your surgeon offering his services for free? Did he mess up? If he is willing to do the surgery for free, could he possibly persuade the hospital to do the same? I wouldn't think so, but then I've never heard of a surgeon donating his time either.
   — RebeccaP