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My father has "trigger finger". A condition where his index finger locks in a bend position. It will required surgery to fix this condition and he does not have insurance. How much should the surgery cost out of pocket?
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Inappropriate?Hey Amy!
Thanks for the question. I've got a few resources to point you to. The first is our health issue profile for "other tendon disorders" which is what Trigger Finger typically falls under. You can view that here: https://changehealthcare.com/health_i...
As you will notice you can enter your zipcode to get pricing information for the general range of inpatient/outpatient costs at hospitals and docs in your area. This should give you a good overview of what is fair and what isn't. Depending on insurance/medicare of course your actual out of pocket responsibility may vary.
The second resource is a report from our My Healthcare is Killing Me field guide on "Questions to ask before surgery." You can find this online here: http://www.myhealthcareiskillingme.co...
In addition you may want to download My Healthcare is Killing Me for free (http://www.myhealthcareiskillingme.co...) as it gives you some negotiation techniques to help lower your out of pocket expense.
Thanks!
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Inappropriate?Hi Amy,
Matt gave some great advice. My Healthcare Is Killing Me will give you some tips for negotiating, which can be critical in reducing costs for uninsured patients.
Another thought is to ask your doctor how much the procedure will cost "retail" since there will not be any insurance discounts. You can tell him/her about the estimated costs you found via the internet, if they are unable to give you a "ball park" figure.
Once you decide on a place to get surgery, you can ask the billing department if they have an uninsured patient discount, or if they would be willing to give you a general discount on the bill. You can potentially ask for the same rate that Medicare patients receive or the lowest private insurance negotiated rate.
If you have any more questions, feel free to email me at kwelty@changehealthcare.com.
Good Luck!
I’m hoping this helps!
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