Billing

For Office Calls

We expect fees for initial office visits and follow-up office visits to be paid at the time the services are provided. Our office will file claims for those patients who require operative procedures. Those patients who have only office visits are expected to file their insurance claims themselves, the exceptions being, BCBS, Medicare and I.D.P.A. patients. Also the managed care patients who have a co-pay need only make the co-payment at the time of service delivery.

The fee for examinations is usually between $100 and $300 depending upon the services provided. An additional fee is charged for any laboratory tests performed. Patients who are referred to this office from the Emergency Room for follow-up care (i.e. suture removal) are expected to pay for the services at the time of the office visit. This office will NOT send out monthly statements to patients for any of the above described professional services. You will be furnished with one itemized completed statement and a receipt at each office visit. It is the patient's responsibility to secure payment from ALL third party carriers. Collection of insurance benefits is not the responsibility of the physician or the office personnel.

For Hospital Admissions and Outpatient Surgical Procedures

Should your care require hospitalization, we will make arrangements for admission. Outpatient surgical procedures are also performed in the operating suite or at 900 N. Michigan Avenue surgery center. You will receive charges from the hospital or surgery center for the use of the facility plus a separate bill from Dr. Vazquez for his professional services.

In the event that you require an operative procedure be performed, the office will bill your insurance company for the operation only. If the insurance company has not made payment within sixty days from the date of operation, the balance becomes the patients responsibility. For your convenience, the office accepts Visa, Mastercard, and the Discover card. Any balance outstanding after 90 days is automatically forwarded to our collection service unless prior arrangements have been made.

Questions about your hospital bill should be directed to the hospital billing department. Questions regarding surgicenter bills should first be directed to their billing department and brought to Dr. Vazquez's attention if problems persist.