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    Much to my sadness today I came home and found a bill in the mail from the hospital that said I owe another $3000 for my breast job that I had 2 mos ago(I'm in TX). I was told I paid everything up front (which was like 5500$) it was written out and explained in full and I asked several times "this is all I owe" etcetc. and I was told yes. I am hoping this is some kind of mistake???? A billing mistake maybe ? it's sunday so I can't call and it's driving me nuts. Has anyone had a similar situation ? The Dr. said everything went perfectly so it's not like they would have had to recessitate me or something?????? I'm very upset and confused.

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    what does the bill say it's for?


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    it doesn't say ! it's all in codes ! the surgeon said everything went perfect, as planned so it's not like i needed life support or something ! it's showing the total for the job was 12 grand ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I asked her obsessively if I had paid in full and went to the hospital 72 hrs ahead of time to pay them in full as well, and was told all was well and now I get this bill, it HAS to be amistake !!!!!!!!!

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    It's almost like it's a bill that wasn't even for me, just has my name on it.

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    I would contact the hospital asap. Unless the xtra 3000 is the hospital's fee for your surgery and the 5500 was the doctor's fee this makes no sense. This is a screwy situtation. Contact the billig dept for the hospital(on the bill) and explain that this has got to be a mistake..and go from there..

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    ..8800, is way too much to pay for a BA..I hope the 3000 was a mistake

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    No it was all broken down for me ! It was all in writing, anesthesia, surgeon, and the OR fee -- all came out to around 5500...... then I get this random bill in the mail for3 grand........ so strange.

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    surely it's some sort of billing error. Call them first thing tomorrow. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!


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    Thanks LSM, I really hope I am not getting f___ over this !

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    Were you in longer than expected? If so, the price for everything goes up. Even if it's twenty minutes. Also, they charge an assload for drugs. I came home to a 1k bill for morphine. Ask for an itemized bill. They should be giving a discount for cash. You're not obligated to pay all of it at once, even though the bills normally come 'due now' style. You're only obligated to $20 a month. And, if, by some chance, it does go into collections... If the collectors know what it's for, you don't have to pay. The beauty of that whole doctor/patient confidentiality agreement. When you call, if it is infact what you owe to the hospital, ask for charity. I know it was elective, but so was getting the cyst burned off my ovary, not to mention all the other things I've had done. Hospitals are like corporations. They're looking at the bottom line. The good thing is you can argue them down, and take forever to pay them off.

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    No ! I was there for the exact time she said I would be and the exact time I paid for (exactly an hour and a half!) that is what is so strange. Hell i actually think I may have gotten out of there a little earlier than I expected ! I can see it being a few $$ off but 3 grand ? And the stranger thing is she told my husband that everything went great, a perfect surgery...... I can see if I had some kinds of complications or something but jeez !
    Anyway thanks for the tip. I know it's such a pain in the ass dealing with hospitals.

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    it's handled, thank goodness. all a mistake on their part.

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    Glad to hear it was just a mistake.

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