I need help with hospital bills for surgery?
357341
Many hospitals will work out a plan to pay money at reduced amounts. Contact the hospital and see if you can spread out the payments to a more affordable amount. You may have to talk to several people but try to be polite. Also some states may have a fund to help people in your situation. Go to your states website, or call up there infomration line to see if they can help.
70644
ask the hospital and or the doctors office you or the person is dealing with for the information.\nGood Luck\nGod Bless
729295
That would depend on where you live and the doctor and hospital you use.  Really need to talk to the doctor and ask his fee and how many days he would expect the pt. to be in hospital.  Then, call hospital and ask for person who can give you estimate of their charges.  If you have insurance, talk to insurance company first.  There would also be fee for anesthesiologist, x-rays, radiologist, lab fees.
750477
Let me help you with this. I was once in your shoes. Take your paystub & a copy of monthly bills to the hospital billing office. Meet with a billing supervisor. Show them your financial statis. Tell them you are trying to pay them as fast as you can. They can help you with a payment schedule. If they get obnoxius or refuse to help. Go to an attorney & file medical bankruptcy. The hospital will usually try to help you rather than loose everything you owe them in bankruptcy procedings. Cheer up it's always darkest before dawn. Good Luck!
846425
Just call around... Just ask if they use the sliding scale for uninsured people.  I went to one that normally charges $120 an hour but I wasn't working at the time and could only afford $40 and he agreed to see me. So just call around and state your situation and I'm sure people would help you out.
350680
Be upfront about not having insurance, and some hospitals will give you financial assistance or a sliding scale fee. There are also sliding scale clinics out there, so ask around for them. My husband owes his life to a hospital that was willing to offer us financial assistance, so I know how overwhelming and frightening this can be.
152318
I know at the hospital here they have payment plans even programs that will pay the bill for you, if you do go (which is sounds like you should) tell the nurses and doctors that you do not have ins. they will either give you some to take home or give you some thru a IV to be taken there... I hope you feel better..
134070
Go to the emergency room.  By law, they have to see you and treat you.  If it's some type of surgery, etc that you need, they may transfer you to a University hospital.
532124
I was in the hospital here in NY for seven hours.\nHad foot surgery\nI saw the bill they sent to my insurance company\n$ 15,386 \nSEVEN HOURS\nI didnt even stay
81445
You need to get on medicare and medicade, Honey. Also, you might try posting on www.favorville.com. It's a site where people ask for and do favors for each other. Please apply for medicare if you need it. Also, if you need to go to the emergency room, they have to help you, insurance or not. God bless, and you're in my prayers.
1012315
ask about a payment plan, check with your local humane society as they may know of othere organizations that sometimes have funds for people/animals like yourself are in need.  Also, you might check other vets as sometimes the cost of surgeries can greatly vary from place to place.
634727
Go to an Urgent Care group close to where you live.  This is an easy-to-fix problem and be sure to let the provider know you are on a budget.  There are some standard medications that are cheaper than others and do the job 95% of the time.  I'd estimate with Rx, you can do it for $50-60 dollars, maybe cheaper.  Check around.  \n\nA second thought.  Does you campus have a student health center.  That certainly would be the cheapest.  Look into it.\n\nA third thought.  Some towns have low income or volunteer health clinics that will see you.  I used to volunteer at one.  We asked for a $5 donation which included being seen and medication...what a deal.\n\nDon't go to the ER - the bill will be five times that of an urgent care.  In the ER it is their job to prove this is not an eye emergency and that takes time and dollars.  A hospital does have to evaluate you whether you have insurance or not but they do not have to treat you if you are not experiencing a life and death issue.  Further they will attempt to bill you for services rendered, including sending the bill to collections...save yourself the grief, find a clinic as I mentioned above.
375033
Ask at your hospital to speak to a Financial Aide Department.  Also a Social Worker should be able to help you out and give you some contacts.  Perhaps you can talk to the Church also.  Medicaid may be able to help too or Medicare Part B for medications.  My best of luck to you.
999762
call your local hospital and see ho can help you....sorry to here about your rough times
548167
This is what I did.  If you had insurance that paid for part of the bill but not all, ask them to accept that as payment in full since you can not get blood from a turnup.  If you had no insurance to begin with you can find out how much of the bill the insurance co would have paid, and then ask the company if they will accept that amount, of course they may give you a bad time, but if they were willing to take it from one company why not you.  Then when you get the to agree (don't give up they will)  set up a payment scale you can afford, they really want the money so they will work with you.  If whoever you talk to isn't being receptive to you, ask to talk to someone else, or better yet their supervisor.
1012716
i don't know where you live or what sex you are...but if you givve me your address I will send you that $10 copay so you can go to the health clinic.  honestly....it sounds like you have it really hard and if that will help I am more than willing.
427538
Are you trying to say the doctor screwed up and caused the bill to go up?  If so, you have negotiating room.  Tell them to cancel the bill or they will be hearing from lawyers.