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Our Billing Practices
At Hyde Park Surgery Center (HPSC), we focus on
making your experience with us the best it can be. That
is why we are providing you the following information
regarding our billing practices.
Patient Responsibility
You, or your legal guardian, if you are under age 18,
are responsible for all incurred charges. This may
include, but is not limited to, any insurance
deductibles, co-payment, or any amounts not covered by
your insurance provider.
Insurance Billing
As a courtesy to you, HPSC will bill your insurance
company. We will also work with you to assure maximum
payments are realized from your insurance company. In
most cases, payment is sent directly from your insurer
to us within 4-6 weeks. We will then bill your secondary
insurance company, if applicable should you have one,
and if you have provided to us that information, however
any remaining balance due is your responsibility.
If your insurance company or companies have not met
their obligation within 6 weeks, we advise that you
contact them directly to verify the status of your claim
and the date on which payment is expected to be made.
Once your insurance company(s) has responded, you
will receive a statement from our office. It will detail
your date(s) of service, insurance payments or
adjustments, and any remaining balance for which you
remain responsible.
Patients may be asked for partial payment on
admission to the surgery center, subject to the amount
of insurance coverage. However, full payment is required
at the time of admittance for all non-covered procedures
and for patients who do not have medical insurance.
Visa and MasterCard are accepted.
Medicare
HPSC does accept assignment on Medicare claims. We
will bill Medicare and, when we receive payment, they
will instruct us on how much to discount and how much we
are to bill you or your secondary insurance. If you have
secondary insurance, we will bill it at this time. Any
balance remaining after we receive their payment(s) will
be your responsibility.
Other Charges
The bill you receive from HPSC will not include
charges from the physician/surgeon who performed the
procedure or the anesthesiologist. You will receive
separate bills, directly from their offices, along with
any bills for pathology or laboratory charges.
Payment Methods
We currently accept credit cards, cash, checks,
cashier’s checks or money orders as payment for services
rendered. Please note that there will be a charge for
any checks returned for insufficient funds.
Payment arrangements are made prior to surgery;
however, additional fees may be incurred due to
unforeseen circumstances. Each case is different and, if
necessary for your health and safety, your physician may
order additional supplies or request that we conduct
different or additional procedures that were originally
scheduled. Although these fees were not included in your
original estimate, you will be billed for them.
HPSC Billing Office:
9933 S. Western Ave
Suite 102
Chicago, IL 60643
773-233-3800
We are always happy to answer any questions that you
may have about our billing procedures. Please contact
our offices at (773-233-3800) whenever we may be of help
or if we may provide additional information. We
appreciate the opportunity to serve you.
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