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Surprise check in the mail today

December 17th, 2009 at 07:38 pm

We got a nice surprise today. Before my wife's first surgery on 10/23, the office required us to make an upfront payment of $316 which I assume represented the percentage of the bill they anticipated wouldn't be covered by insurance.

Today, my wife got the mail and saw what she thought was another bill from the practice and wondered why because she thought we had paid everything. It turned out to be a check refunding the $316 because insurance had covered everything.

Today is her birthday so that was a nice little bonus gift.

Posted in Health Care/Insurance | 7 Comments »

7 Responses to “Surprise check in the mail today”

  1. Broken Arrow Says:
    December 17th, 2009 at 08:25 pm 1261081536
    1261081536

    Now there's something you don't see insurance companies do every day.

    Happy birthday to your wife!

  2. disneysteve Says:
    December 17th, 2009 at 08:34 pm 1261082079
    1261082079

    This actually didn't come from the insurance company. It came from the doctor's office. We had paid them upfront. Then, I suppose, they submitted the insurance claim and got paid by the insurance company, thus making out payment a duplicate.

  3. Ima saver Says:
    December 17th, 2009 at 08:48 pm 1261082924
    1261082924

    Happy birthday to your wife!!

  4. HouseHopeful Says:
    December 17th, 2009 at 09:35 pm 1261085740
    1261085740

    Thats a very nice surprise! Hope your wife enjoys her birthday!

  5. frugaltexan75 Says:
    December 18th, 2009 at 03:53 am 1261108438
    1261108438

    A good birthday present!

  6. boomeyers Says:
    December 19th, 2009 at 04:34 am 1261197243
    1261197243

    Awright! Happy Birthday to Mama! Smile

  7. Jerry Says:
    December 26th, 2009 at 12:00 am 1261785630
    1261785630

    That is a pretty good deal, and you must have good insurance to cover everything for the surgery! I usually assume that the up-front fee is money that is kissed goodbye, so it is nice to see that sometimes it leads to another result.
    Jerry

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