Read This: After Surgery, Surprise $117,000 Medical Bill From Doctor He Didn’t Know

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53. Holy Damn!

I think I just got hit with this scam.

In August, I had a 'cardiac event'. I was told by my insurance and PCP which ER to go to. I did so. They kept me for 3 days. Thankfully it was due to my hormone in-balances, and my Endo and Cardio MD's were able to correct it over the last few weeks.

About a week or so ago, I get a bill in the mail for $1200.00 from an ER MD during that visit. I call them. They tell me that they never received insurance information. It was not a doctor's office. It was a billing service. I provided them the medicaid information. A week later, I get a call telling me they have not received payment and may consider collections. I call my insurance company. They tell me they covered everything except that MD. She is not on my insurance plan. She knows if she wants to get paid by them then she has to do the simple process of signing up. They can't do anything until it goes to collection. Then I can send it to my insurer for payment.

It sounds similar to what you describe, and I guess I can now expect another couple of months of hassle with this shit. Health care currently in the grand old US of A is sick joke.