Italnstallion99
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I need some advice. I had a procedure in a hospital back in February. All of a sudden last week I get a call from a collection agency for $280.00 for the same date of service I was in the hospital for a radiology charge. Now it's possible there is a separate charge for the radiology portion of the procedure I had. The problem is I never received a bill and it was turned over to the collection agency in June. When I spoke to the collection agency they had an old address I have not lived at in over 20 years. This is why I did not receive anything in the mail.
The collection agency provided me with what they have and all it says is the amount, account number and my name. I need more information such as the procedure being billed, etc. The collection agency is going to work on getting me that information from the medical imaging center. However they said it may not be possible. I am going to reach out to the imaging center myself on Monday and see what they can provide me.
It also looks like this procedure was never submitted to my medical insurance. Does anyone know if there is a timeline to submit a medical claim to insurance? This is not my mistake and it should have been submitted with the hospital procedure. I had no issues with the hospital when it came to billing for the portion of the hospital charges.
Another issue is the collection agency is telling me this has to be paid by 9/20 or they will be putting this on my credit file. They said once a copy of the actual bill is furnished they can look into submitting to the insurance company but not sure if it is possible at this point.
Any suggestions?
The collection agency provided me with what they have and all it says is the amount, account number and my name. I need more information such as the procedure being billed, etc. The collection agency is going to work on getting me that information from the medical imaging center. However they said it may not be possible. I am going to reach out to the imaging center myself on Monday and see what they can provide me.
It also looks like this procedure was never submitted to my medical insurance. Does anyone know if there is a timeline to submit a medical claim to insurance? This is not my mistake and it should have been submitted with the hospital procedure. I had no issues with the hospital when it came to billing for the portion of the hospital charges.
Another issue is the collection agency is telling me this has to be paid by 9/20 or they will be putting this on my credit file. They said once a copy of the actual bill is furnished they can look into submitting to the insurance company but not sure if it is possible at this point.
Any suggestions?