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[quote=Anonymous]I successfully fought a bill like  this years ago, but I had called the surgical center first for my outpatient surgery to inquire who the anesthesiologist would be ahead of time  to confirm they were in network and was told it was whomever would be assigned but that they were all in network. I documented the call including the name of the staff person, date and time so when I had the bill to fight months later that helped me out a lot.

I also fought a similar bill and successfully won for the audiologist at GW who performed a required newborn hearing screen but was out of network and charged me like 900 for a legally required test. My BCBS plan fought that claim for me and I ended up winning.

As a patient at an in network hospital with in network doctors  you don’t get to choose your anesthesiologist so your insurer may be willing to help you fight this. But unfortunately it usually takes a lot of time. My first and best tip is to document everything and everyone you speak to. First call is to hospital billing to get clarify on the bill and to tell them you won’t pay it because you are fighting the claim and see what they can do. Ask about an appeal. Have them at least put the bill on hold for a while to buy you time. Then document that conversation including the name (first and last) of the staff member you spoke to, time, date, and a
Call summary. Then contact your insurer, document everything and see about an appeal. I would also work other hospital angles if necessary, including the head of obstetrics, head of their women’s center, ombudsman, and patient care department. At a minimum complain vocally and loudly. Often if you make enough of a stink somehow the bill will end up getting dropped. [/quote]

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