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Insurance Participation List

AETNA
      All products- Check back of insurance card for referral

BCBS KANSAS CITY
      Preferred Care
      Preferred Care Blue
      Blue Care
      Medicare Tie-Ins
      Classic Blue 65 and Senior Care
      Blue Advantage - No referral required HMO
      Freedom Network/PHP
      Team Care

BCBS KANSAS
      BCBS of Kansas
      Blue Select (Ref for higher benefits)

CIGNA PPO & EPO
      All Plans

COVENTRY HMO - No referral required
      PPO & HMO - No referral needed
      Advantra - PPO & HMO's - All plans

FIRST HEALTH

GREAT WEST

HARRINGTON

HMCC Products

HUMANA PPO
      Choice Care - PPO
      Humana Medicare Gold Choice PFFS Only
      No HMO

MEDICARE

ONE HEALTH PLAN

PHCS PPO ONLY

PRINCIPAL PPO

TRICARE/TRIWEST
      Excluding Tricare Prime

UNITED HEALTHCARE
      PPO, EPO, POS

WORKCOMP
      Aetna
      Affordable
      Travelers/Metracomp
      Liberty Mutual
      OHS
      Premier

General Info

  • Please bring your health plan cards with you to every appointment as we use this information to bill them directly. If you do not have your card, you will be required to make a deposit of $250.00.
  • Co-payments are expected to be paid at the time of visit.
  • Any costs not covered by the insurance company are the patient's responsibility and must be paid within 30 days.
  • Referrals are your responsibilty to obtain prior to appointment.

MVA/THIRD PARTY LIABILITY POLICY/SELF-PAY POLICY

Our business office and insurance department staff would like to explain our billing policy regarding automobile accidents and other liability cases.

  • We require an initial $250.00 pre-payment on your account with subsequent payments of at least $50.00 per visit in order to keep your scheduled appointment. Patients being evaluated for the spine related issues the prepayment is $350.00. The subsequent payments are the same.
  • Please note that after each visit to our office, we will mail the insurance claim forms to you. This indicates charges for that day. You need to send each one to your liability insurance. We WILL NOT file third party liability insurance.
  • If you have an attorney, please give us his/her name and address and phone number.
  • Your medical insurance will be billed as secondary only after payment by liability insurance is complete - or if we receive a written denial from your liability carrier.
  • You will receive a monthly statement from our office. If there is any delay in payment, we ask that you, or your agent/attorney, contact us each month with a status report.

Self pay patients:

It is the policy of Carondelet Orthopeadic Surgeons, P.A. to require an initial $250.00 pre-payment on your account for general orthopaedic concerns and a $350.00 prepayment for spinal concerns.

Regardless of your balance due, we will require subsequent payments of at least $50.00 per visit, in order to keep your scheduled appointment(s). Any over-payment will be issued as a refund at the completion of your treatment.

We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or personal check.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact our billing department at: (913) 642-0200, option 3

 

 

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