Understanding Your Bill

understanding your bill

Many people do not realize that there may be several separate bills for care received during a hospital stay. The hospital will issue you a bill for its services. Physicians will send you separate bills for services they provided during your stay.

The hospital’s bill for an inpatient stay covers:

o     the room
o     24-hour nursing care
o     all meals, snacks and beverages
o     linens
o     medical supplies
o     medications
o     diagnostic testing
o     medical treatments

In addition, you may receive separate bills from:

o     your primary care physician
o     emergency department physician if you were treated there first
o     radiologist who read your x-rays
o     pathologist who examined blood or tissue specimens
o     surgeon
o     anesthesiologist
o     physician consultants

You can help us by ensuring that we have complete and accurate insurance information. If you have questions, please contact a representative in our Business Office at 315-338-7075.