Hospital Billing Fraud

adam s asked:


I have insurance from BCBS of Tenn and I recently had knee surgery in TX . I just received a statement from BCBS stating I owed $50,000 for services as the hospital was a non participating provider although I called and checked. Do you think this is a billing mistake or do I have some serious stuff to worry about?

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David W asked:


When I was 19 years old I became very ill very suddenly and was taken into the emergency room by an ambulance. I was unconscious for most of the episode, I did not give the hospital any information, I did not sign anything at all; at the time I was homeless.

I was never billed for the treatment.

Here I am 8 years later. I was refused financing based on a collection on file. When I checked my credit report I had a collection with a company called Credit Control Corporation for over $3000.00 dollars. The address listed on my credit report was an address that I haven’t lived at since I was 17. The hospital gave the collection company outdated and completely invalid (even when I was 19) contact information and as a result it my credit was ruined. Is there anything that I can do other than just pay the bill? I don’t feel that I should be held responsible for the hospital’s mistake.

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ledzeppelin12211 asked:


I recently received a bill from my hospital claiming that I owe over $12000 for an MRI done on my brain and spinal cord. I have read that typical MRIs are $800 to $1500. Since I had 2 MRIs done at once, the maximum should be $3000. Did they make a mistake, or does this price seem fair?

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chris 2k asked:


My wife was given a prescription to reduce the swelling in her feet. It was HCTZ. Her records report she has always been allergic to sulfa drugs. We have used this Doctor for years. HCTZ has sulfa in it, she had a major reaction to this that took her out of work for two weeks, so it could clear her system. She had to take an ambulance to the hospital. The doctor is aware now of what happened, but offered to only fix it. What do I do about the bills from the hospital and ambulance?

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granite guy asked:


I recieved a letter from a CA stating that they are trying to collect on an account from a hospital. The account has been passed on from the hospital to another company (maybe an accounting firm) and then to the CA. The service date goes back over 7 years for one bill and over 9 years for another. This is the first time I have been contacted re: these bills. The hospital has never sent us a bill or tried to contact us. I don’t even know if I owe this or if is some type of billing mistake. I know that there is a time limit on collections, but not sure how it is calculated. Has any one experieced this or have advice.

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