INFORMATION REGARDING OUR PRACTICE
We currently participate with several insurance plans. Please check with our staff. For us to process your insurance claims properly we ask that you to provide us with adequate information. By signing the necessary forms during registration, we will be happy to file your claims for you.
If your insurance plan requires you to have a referral, it is the patient’s responsibility to obtain the referral not our doctor’s office. Be prepared to pay in full for your services if you arrive without a referral. It is also your responsibility to be informed as to what services your insurance plan will and will not cover. We cannot adjust charges or diagnosis codes after services have been provided. Co-pays are paid at the time of your visit. If your insurance company denies payment for your charges, your balance must be paid within 60 days. We do use a collection agency to assist in collecting unpaid balances. Any balances remaining after insurance has paid will be billed to you. There is a $25 returned check fee.
Because your insurance policy is an agreement between you and your carrier, disputes related to your coverage are to be handled by you and your insurance company.
We ask for 24-hour notice for cancellations. We will charge a $30 fee for appointments not kept and cancellations received the same day. Reminder calls are done only as courtesy.
Please provide our front office staff with accurate and up to date information. By doing so we can process your claims more efficiently. Most importantly, please fill out your patient information neatly. If we cannot read your hand-writing we cannot contact or accurately file your claims for reimbursement.
PATIENT FINANCIAL AGREEMENT
I hereby authorize ANH P. DANG-VU, MD, PC to apply for benefits on my behalf for services rendered. I certify that the information I have reported about my insurance coverage is correct and further authorize the release of any necessary information, including medical information for this or any related claim to my insurance company to determine these benefits payable. I request that payment of authorized benefits to be made to ANH P. DANG-VU, MD, PC on my behalf.
I further acknowledge and understand the following:
- ANH P. DANG-VU, MD, PC participates with certain HMO/PPO programs. If I am covered by an HMO or PPO that the office participates with, I agree to pay my co-payment at the time of service.
- Commercial insurance participants may be required to pay in full for charges at time of service. As a courtesy, ANH P. DANG-VU, MD, PC will submit insurance claims on my behalf requesting that payment be made directly to them. If the commercial insurance carrier agrees to pay the physician directly, I will be required to pay any deductible (if not met) or any applicable co-insurance amounts.
- I understand that I am financially responsible for any non-covered and / or denied charges incurred on my behalf.
- I understand that for my office consultations with ANH P. DANG-VU, MD, PC without a proper referral for the date of service, I will be held financially responsible for the office visit.
- I understand that if I do not provide the office with the proper insurance information at the time of service, I will be held financially responsible for the visit.
- A copy of this agreement may be used in place of the original.
Please sign below to indicate that you have read and understood the information above.