Originally Posted by
sraebaer
So I had my surgery over 5 years ago. My insurance, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, would not pay for bariatric surgery, period. So I was self pay. I knew going in that if I had any complications my insurance would not pay a thing. I was lucky, everything was fine.
Until now, this time my PCP must have coded my yearly blood work as "bariatric surgery." So I ended up with a $900 bill!! OMG. Be so thankful if you have insurance. (The blood work came out fine.)
I'm trying to fight if, but know from experience fighting an insurance company goes nowhere. They are the devil. I'm on 4 medications, and the blood work is to see what these meds are doing to my body. I know my cholesterol med can damage my liver. It has nothing to do with weight loss surgery. That is ancient history.
I also had to pay $2,000 for the ambulance when I broke my neck 2 years ago, because I used an "out of network" ambulance. However only ONE ambulance service enters our neighborhood. I fought that forever, but ended up paying. Next time someone is seriously ill, we will get in the car.
Rant over.
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