In accordance with Florida law, the facility is required to let you know that you may or may not pay less for the services at another facility or in another health care setting.
Please know that your attending doctor who booked your procedure(s) at the facility may not be on the medical staff of such other facilities or health care settings.
Furthermore, your attending physician who booked your procedures to be done at this facility, and other health care providers not limited to but as example anesthesiologists, intraoperative monitoring services, durable medical suppliers, and anatomical pathologists may provide services to you at the facility that are not a part of facility’s fees. If any of their services are provided to you while being a patient of this facility, the provider(s) will bill separately for their services rendered.
Patients and prospective patients may request from this facility and other health care providers a more personalized estimate of charges and other information including specific contact information prior to service.
Patients and prospective patients should contact each health care practitioner who will provide services in the facility or as an external service to determine the health insurers and health maintenance organizations (HMO) with which the health care practitioner participates as a network provider or preferred provider.
Patients and prospective patients may request from this facility and other health care providers a more personalized estimate of charges and other information including specific contact information prior to service.
Patients and prospective patients should contact each health care practitioner who will provide services in the facility or as an external service to determine the health insurers and health maintenance organizations with which the health care practitioner participates as a network provider or preferred provider.
Please see the list of providers associated with Citrus Surgery Center. The patient and the their provider(s) are responsible to elect and determine which services, diagnostics, and planned procedures will be authorized to perform based on their intended payment plan and policies.
The facility and it’s offsite central billing office are always available as resources for the patient pre-procedure for assistance. Please contact the facility directly for guidance at (352) 527-1825 during regular business hours for assistance. Questions related to financial assistance, payment plans, charity care policy, and collection procedures are always welcomed and encouraged if they arise.
Contracted Service Providers
As of July 30, 2019 the following providers render services to patients of this surgery center:
Anesthesia Services
Anesthesia Management Solutions (AMS)
AMS National, LLC
PO Box 19473
Orlando, Florida 32891-9473
(877) 822-6281
Diagnostic / Pathology Reports and Providers
In the event a specimen was ordered to be taken and submitted for study, you may incur a charge related to that process billed by the pathology provider ordered/requested by your surgeon. The provider would submit to your insurance carrier / responsible party and you may have a financial responsibility/bill related to that expense. We primarily utilize the following providers:
Quest Diagnostics
Website: Quest Diagnostics Billing
Phone: (866) 697-8378
Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center
6201 N. Suncoast Blvd Crystal River, FL 34428 (352) 795-6560
Optional Requests
At the patients request and cost, other pre-arranged providers would be reviewed for election for use by the provider and patient based on insurance carrier / responsible party approved allowances.
Implant Company
Implant selection and availability is specific to each case performed and therefore specific for discussion between the provider and the patient prior to surgery.
Laboratory
This facility submits specimens to different laboratories so please inquire with the facility as to which one will be used. Some laboratories may engage other labs to assist in analyzing the patient’s specimen.
Payment Bundle Resources
Information on payments made to the facility 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. The patient can request a personalized estimate from the center at any time before or after the procedure is performed. Patients should contact the health care practitioners anticipated to provide services to the patient while in the center regarding a personalized estimate, billing practices and participation with patient’s insurance provider or HMO as the practitioners may not participate with the same insurers or HMO as the center.
FloridaHealthFinder.gov
Patients may access the State of Florida’s Agency for Healthcare Administration website at this link for information about this facility: http://www.floridahealthfinder.gov