https://community.qvc.com/t5/Wellness/Hospital-Facility-Charge/m-p/297526#M8065 <P>Recently, I saw a new doctor for an initial office consultation. I have an insurance co-pay, which I paid at the time of the visit.</P> <P>I just received a bill in the mail and called to ask what it was for. Apparently, because this doctor's office is located within the hospital, I have been charged a co-pay for "use of the hospital facility". Huh???? Have any of you ever heard of this? Well I called my insurance company and they verified that the hospital has the option and right to do this (I was never advised of this when I set up my appointment! <IMG src="http://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/mad.gif" alt="{#emotions_dlg.mad}" />).</P> <P>So this is just a heads up to everyone that if you ever see a doctor whose office is inside a hospital building, you should always ask if there will be a charge for the hospital facility. Unfortunately, I really like this doctor but will most likely not continue with him because of this inane policy. I think I will write a letter to the hospital administrators about it to see what they say.</P> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:07:48 GMT CalicoGirl 2013-02-06T22:07:48Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Wellness/Hospital-Facility-Charge/m-p/297526#M8065 <P>Recently, I saw a new doctor for an initial office consultation. I have an insurance co-pay, which I paid at the time of the visit.</P> <P>I just received a bill in the mail and called to ask what it was for. Apparently, because this doctor's office is located within the hospital, I have been charged a co-pay for "use of the hospital facility". Huh???? Have any of you ever heard of this? Well I called my insurance company and they verified that the hospital has the option and right to do this (I was never advised of this when I set up my appointment! <IMG src="http://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/mad.gif" alt="{#emotions_dlg.mad}" />).</P> <P>So this is just a heads up to everyone that if you ever see a doctor whose office is inside a hospital building, you should always ask if there will be a charge for the hospital facility. Unfortunately, I really like this doctor but will most likely not continue with him because of this inane policy. I think I will write a letter to the hospital administrators about it to see what they say.</P> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:07:48 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Wellness/Hospital-Facility-Charge/m-p/297526#M8065 CalicoGirl 2013-02-06T22:07:48Z