Billing Information

If you have given complete and accurate insurance information to your physician’s office, a member of our business office staff will call your insurance company prior to your procedure and verify your medical benefits. We will secure any information regarding copayment, coinsurance and/or deductible amounts that will be your responsibility. A member of our business office staff will contact you with an estimate of these amounts. Payment will be expected in full on the day of your procedure. You will be billed for any amount incurred in excess of the estimate.

Any patient with no insurance or whose insurance has denied coverage for the scheduled procedure must be prepared to pay on the day of the procedure. For your convenience, Dothan Surgery Center accepts the following forms of payment: cash, Discover,  Visa, and MasterCard accepted:

For our Self-Pay Patients, we have the following 2 options for payments:

Option 1 —  1/2 down of facility fee for procedure being performed and setup E-Plan agreement for remainder of amount due to be deducted from checking account or charged to credit card monthly.
Example:  Colonoscopy facility fee is estimated $1,300.00. Patient can pay $650.00 on day of surgery & set up monthly payment for balance.

Option 2 —  20% discount of facility fee for procedure being performed due on date of surgery
Example:  Colonoscopy facility fee is estimated $1,300.00.  Patient can pay $1,040.00 (20% discount) on date of surgery.

Dothan Surgery Center also participates with multiple insurance companies. Once your physician has scheduled you at Dothan Surgery Center, our process will be to verify your insurance and let you know of any estimated cost due prior to your date of service. If your insurance is not in network with us, we will contact you prior to your date of service in order for you to make a decision about your procedure.

Good Faith Estimate

You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who do not have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.

  • You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment and ambulatory service center fees.
  • Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day prior to your medical service or item. You can ask your health care provider and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.
  • If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
  • Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.

For question or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosuprises or call 256-533-4888.