2. “Due to a blatant coding error, I received a $33,000 hospital bill due in 30 days for my hysterectomy for a completely prolapsed uterus.”
“My insurance company had pre-authorized the treatment, and I paid the hospital my share in advance. My insurer rejected the generic skin repair code that the hospital supplied.
Before sending me the bill, they say they filed two appeals. The hospital’s billing experts acknowledged that the code was incorrect.
When I asked, but “management had to look into it.” They play a game called that. One person wins if they pay the incorrect bill.
3. “I was sent a $350 bill for my 2022 Covid shot.” “I have Tri-care and am a former military member. Clearing things up took a year.
