Non Insurance Covered Surgery Financial Information
Health Insurance will not cover Cosmetic Surgery or its complications. Accordingly, Mark D. Wigod, M.D., P.A. has developed a pricing schedule for these procedures. Detailed financial policies are listed below not to be unwelcoming, but to provide honest full disclosure and avoid any future misunderstandings. Dr. Wigod strives to conduct himself beyond reproach both in and out of the operating room.
Payment Options
- Cash
- Personal Checks
- MasterCard
- Visa
- Third Party Financing
- CareCredit
Non Insurance Covered Surgery Quote Policy
Your quote for surgery with Mark D. Wigod, M.D., P.A. and its Accredited Ambulatory Surgery Center, Meadow Lake Surgery Center, details fees for the surgeon, operating room, materials, and anesthesia. The quote is valid for six months. Pathology and unanticipated costs are not included. These fees are your responsibility to pay. Pathology specimen submission may or may not be expected and may or may not be covered by your health insurance.
Your quote for surgery at an outside facility is for surgeon’s fees only. The quote is valid for six months. All other fees including (but not limited to) anesthesia, OR, hospital, special materials, pathology, and unanticipated costs are not included. These fees are your responsibility to arrange and pay. Pathology specimen submission may or may not be expected and may or may not be covered by your health insurance. You may have additional hospital and anesthesia fees if your surgery takes longer than planned.
Payment Policy
We are happy to have you as a patient and hope to exceed your expectations for service and results. Planning your surgery requires us to commit valuable resources to your care. Accordingly, a scheduling fee (10% of the full quoted fee) is required before reserving your OR time. This deposit must be received at the time of scheduling or the date will not be reserved. The remaining balance (90%) of the full quoted fee is then due 15 days in advance of your scheduled date or at the start of your preoperative appointment (whichever comes first). After the balance payment is made, 25% of the full quote shall be considered the booking fee.
Refund Policy
We understand that patients must sometimes cancel elective surgery. Â Filling a cancelled surgery time on short notice, however, is very difficult. Â If you cancel your surgery greater than 30 days before your scheduled date, you will receive a full refund of your scheduling fee. Â One exception is the cost of materials (i.e. injectable products, implantable devices) that have been specially ordered for your procedure and which cannot be returned. Â These costs will not be refunded. If you cancel at 30 days to 16 days before your scheduled date and prior to your preoperative visit, your 10% scheduling fee will not be refunded. Â If you cancel at 15 days or fewer or after your preoperative visit, your 25% booking fee will not be refunded. Â The cost of services and materials provided for your treatment will not be refunded after the surgery has been completed.
Services that are performed that are paid with a credit card, debit card or with financing, are not eligible for post-care payment challenges.
Rescheduling Policy
If you cancel and / or reschedule a surgery greater than 30 days before the original scheduled date, a 25% non-refundable scheduling fee will be required before rescheduling. If you cancel and / or reschedule a surgery at 30 to 16 days before the original scheduled date and prior to your preoperative visit, a 50% non-refundable scheduling and booking fee will be required before rescheduling. If you cancel and / or reschedule a surgery at 15 days or fewer before the original scheduled date or after your preoperative visit, a 100% non-refundable scheduling and booking fee will be required before rescheduling. We reserve the right to refuse a surgery rescheduling.
Revision Policy
Our goal is to make sure that you are satisfied with your surgery. Under most circumstances, if you require a revision of your recommended surgery to achieve a result that is considered acceptable to a reasonable surgeon and patient, it will be provided without a surgeon’s fee. If more than minimal office surgery resources are required (anesthesia, OR, hospital, special materials, pathology, and unexpected costs), you will be responsible for their payment. If you choose a treatment option not recommended as best by the surgeon, do not follow peri-operative instructions, or have a problem that is beyond the surgeon’s control, you will be responsible for all revision fees. If you desire additional related surgeries to improve on an acceptable outcome, the fee may be full or reduced at the discretion of the surgeon. Any fee waiver or reduction to assist a patient with achieving his or her goal shall in no way indicated an admission of negligence or substandard care.
In the unlikely event you require an urgent return to the operating room outside regular business hours or you have a problem which cannot be managed as an outpatient, your care will be transferred to Meridian St. Luke’s Medical Center. If you require hospital admission or treatment, you will be responsible for those charges. For cosmetic surgery patients, health insurance will not cover these costs.
Above all we want you to have a great experience and for you to recommend us to your friends. Accordingly, we will use our judgment to make sure you are treated reasonably and fairly. As we only want the best for you, we hope you will give us the same courtesy in return.
Insurance Covered Surgery Financial Information
Mark D. Wigod, M.D., P.A. and its Accredited Ambulatory Surgery Center, Meadow Lake Surgery Center do not bill insurance for any services. If medically indicated, you may request your insurance to coverage a procedure and we will assist you with documentation and codes as appropriate.
