Saturday, July 25, 2009

I have 3 medical bills from complications from wisdom tooth surgery, how can I get insurance to pay them?

I had 4 wisdom teeth removed on 3/15/07. On 3/19, 3/20, 3/22, %26amp; 3/27 I went back to my dentist for a dry socket and severe pain. I did tell the dentist about the swollen, painful knot under my chin on my visit the day of the 27th; he filled my tooth socket with dressing and told me I would start to feel better. On 3/28 I went to the ER with severe pain and trouble breathing. On 4/2 I had an emergency surgery to drain the abscess. I recently received 3 bills 1 from my surgeon charging me an additional $1000 for the abscess surgery, one from the ER, and one from the ER Dr. I don't feel comfortable paying these bills because I feel that my dentist let me down by not taking care of the abscess before it got to the point that it did. My insurance claims that they will pay for emergency treatment but when I asked them about this particular case they told me that this procedure wasn't covered. What can I do or how can I persuade them to cover these charges?

I have 3 medical bills from complications from wisdom tooth surgery, how can I get insurance to pay them?
threaten to sue? tell them you talked to someone there prior to having this procedure and they told you it was covered. and then say you know they record conversations and you called about 2 weeks ago or whatever and tell them they have to look it up its their fault.





of corse this is basically lying, so i would not reccommend it. if medical denies it, tell them to bill dental. each provider, while the same company, covers different things.
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Reply:I had a similar case to yours, and unfortunately my insurance only covered part I had to pay a couple thousand out of pocket. Later I learned that there are charitable organizations that can help you pay your bill. Ask the billing department at the hospital that your were treated they should have a contact list of places you can call or programs you may qualify for.



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