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oldDotredditisbetter OP t1_jbddaai wrote

The bill already says something like

hospital fee ........... $XXXXXX
physician fee .......... $XXXXXX

is this considered "itemized"? We already contacted the hospital billing dept(didn't mention the part about itemized bills, only asked if we can bring the bill down and they said to contact insurance lol) is it time to contact the hospital again to ask for "itemized bill" or it's time to contact the insurance?

thanks

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derKestrel t1_jbde8e6 wrote

An itemized bill would list the doctors fees and the fees/cost for their procedures (e.g ultrasound, stethoscope survey of chest, consultation) as well as cost of items(syringes, x ray photo platters poor data carriers, disinfectant, OP gown, tubes, non-reusable items) in complete detail.

This makes it less easy to bill you a 10 cent plastic piece for 100$, which they could hide else e.g. under hospital infees.

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oldDotredditisbetter OP t1_jbdeeyu wrote

thanks! sounds like i should ask the hospital for this and not the insurance

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kmaco79 t1_jbhv1oa wrote

You should compare both the itemized bill from the hospital and your insurance EOB. If you went to a hospital that is in your insurance network, the hospital bill should match the insurance EOB’s “amount you owe”. If there are some things that are not be covered by insurance, you can still try to get the hospital to charge you for the “network fee” and not their overinflated fee.

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