Do you get a hospital bill or a radiologist Bill?

So for this same procedure, you receive one bill for technical services from the hospital — and one for professional services from the radiologist.

When do you Bill the date of service?

For continuing patients, the date of service is the first through the last date of the calendar month. For transient patients or less than a full month service, these can be billed on a per diem basis. The date of service is the date of responsibility for the patient by the billing physician.

How often can you appeal a medical bill?

Every company has a process where you can file an appeal, two, sometimes three times. Once you do this, make sure you tell your healthcare provider that you’ve filed an appeal. They should push back the due date for your bill while an appeal is filed, and that way, it won’t get sent to collections without you knowing it.

When was the medical bill sent to collections?

The bill was sent to collections in December 2016, one month before it was paid. Apparently, the anesthesiologist was done playing ball, although he had promised they would wait until the appeals were done. Grrrr.

So for this same procedure, you receive one bill for technical services from the hospital — and one for professional services from the radiologist.

When to report a past due medical bill?

If the collector continues trying to collect from you after it’s gotten your letter, the collector has broken the law and you may want to schedule free consultation with a consumer law attorney. You should also know that a past due debt can only be reported to the credit bureaus for 7 years and 6 months after the date that it first became past due.

How much does North Metropolitan Radiology Associates Charge?

I had a procedure done at the hospital and got a bill for around $211. I received a notice that the bill was late and i paid it; there was no warning of any penalty. Approximately 3 months later i received a bill through a collections agency for $48.34.