Transparency In Healthcare
FloridaHealthFinder.govPatients may access the State of Florida’s Agency for Healthcare Administration website at this link for information about this facility: www.floridahealthfinder.gov
Information about payments made to Tampa Bay Joint and Spine Surgery Center for defined bundles of services and procedures is available at http://pricing.floridahealthfinder.gov/. The service bundle information is a non-personalized estimate of costs that may be incurred by the patient for anticipated services, and actual costs will be based on services actually provided to the patient.
To learn more about the Price Transparency, Patient Billing and rule 59A-5.032, F.A.C.
Copays and Deductibles
The center requires payment of your deductible, copays, and coinsurance before or on the day of your surgery. Please call our office prior to your surgery date if payment arrangements are necessary.
Prior to your surgery, you may request to receive a reasonable estimate of charges. The estimate is based upon your current insurance benefits. Post-surgery, upon request, you may request an itemized bill of charges.
About Your Bill
Anesthesia Services Provided by
Healthcare Career Services LLC
P.O. Box 23792
Tampa, FL 33623
800-242-1131 EXT 4230
We will make every effort to keep this process as simple as possible. Your surgical procedure will generate several different bills from different sources:
Our bill covers the use of the facility and all necessary supplies used during your surgical procedure.
You will receive separate bills from your surgeon and anesthesiologist.
Other billable services that may be used during your surgery are laboratory and/or pathology charges, radiology and some specialty items.
Our facility works with your doctor’s office to make sure we have accurate insurance information. We will contact your insurance carrier if there is any question about your eligibility. If it is determined that you are responsible for the bill in its entirety or just a portion, we will notify you before your date of surgery to make payment arrangements. We accept cash, personal checks, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.
Financial Assistance
Tampa Bay Joint and Spine’s financial assistance policies are that if you are unable to pay your cost-sharing responsibilities in full on or before the date that Services are provided, then upon request Tampa Bay Joint and Spine Surgery Center, in its sole discretion, may offer you a discount on the amount due and/or offer a payment plan. Any such discount is considered by Tampa Bay Joint and Spine to be “charity care.” There is no formal application process for obtaining “charity care” at Tampa Bay Joint and Spine Surgery Center.