Patients Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies
Despite that, one in eight claims included out-of-network charges. That translated to nearly 136,000 colonoscopies for which patients potentially received a surprise bill. (There was no way to determine how many patients actually did, Scheiman said.) Those out-of-network charges were typically around $1,000. Accounting for the portion the insurer would likely pay, the researchers … Read more