Now arrive the bills for your surgery; you receive your doctor’s bill for his efforts (e.g. You see how much was billed, how much you owe, and the piece of the billed charge your insurance company did not pay. Dr. X neither owns STA nor sets their billing rates/charges, and, again, they are a separate entity from your doctor. This is from Walk Fast Medical Equipment (WFME), a company that supplies durable medical equipment (DME) to the surgery center for patients, post-operation. Last, the surgery center, owned by Dr. X, billed $5,000 for the surgery, and the insurance company approved $2,500.

Source: Forbes June 01, 2019 04:07 UTC