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Understanding Your Surgery Billing

As you prepare for your surgery, we want to make sure you understand how you will be billed for the services you will be receiving. Depending on your specific surgery, you will get a minimum of 2 or 3 bills. The success of your surgery depends on a team effort by many dedicated professionals, your Physician, Anesthesiologist, Pathologist,  and the staff of the center. Because government and insurance rules do not permit us to bill or collect money for team members, each member of the team must send you a separate bill and collect payment from you separately.

We realize that these multiple bills can be confusing. Our staff will do their very best to help you with questions about this information, please contact us at (352) 596-4999.

 Here is a brief explanation of the bills you can expect:

  1. SURGERY CENTER’S BILL - You will get a bill from us for what is known as the facility fee. This fee is for the staff and equipment we provide for your safe and successful experience here. Questions and payments regarding your surgery center billing should be addressed to this office.

  2. PHYSICIAN’S BILL - Since the physician who performs your surgery is not an employee of the center, he will bill you separately for his services. The physician’s bill will be sent from the physician’s office. You must address all questions—and send all payments—to that office.

  3.  ANESTHESIOLOGIST’S BILL - The anesthesia you receive during your surgery will be provided by a member of Anesthesia Associates Inc. The anesthesiologist/CRNA will give you either local or general anesthesia and will monitor you throughout the surgery. You will get a separate bill for these services. You must address all questions regarding these services and send all payments to that group or physician.

  4. OTHER BILLS - Depending on factors related to your particular surgery, you might receive services for which you will get an additional bill. Laboratory/Pathology bill—which may include, for example, fees for blood and urine tests or tissue sampling. You will receive a separate bill from the provider of this service. You must address all questions and send all payments separately to that provider.

We will bill your insurance company on your behalf for the services rendered, and expect them to pay for the services. You are responsible for all charges in the event you're insurance company does not pay for the services rendered to you.