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 co-payment, co-insurance 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 amounts incurred in excess of the estimate. In addition, you will be mailed a refund check if the amount you paid was too much.

Patients with no insurance or whose insurance has denied coverage for the scheduled procedure must be prepared to pay the full estimate on the day of the procedure. A member of the business office staff will further explain payment procedures with you before your procedure.

If you are a cosmetic surgery patient and your surgeon is not financing your procedure, you will be responsible for paying the full estimate on the day of surgery. In addition, you must present a valid credit card at the time of admission to secure payment in case the estimate is too low. A member of the business office staff will discuss payment procedures with you before the day of your procedure.

For your convenience, the Surgery Center of Maryland accepts the following forms of payment: cash, cashier's check, Visa, and MasterCard. Personal checks will only be accepted for amounts under $25.00.

You may receive separate bills from the following providers of service, and any questions regarding these bills should be directed to their respective billing offices:

•  The physician/surgeon who performed your procedure. Please call that office with any questions related to their bill.

•  Anesthesia Services – when you receive services from an Anesthesia Practitioner, you will be billed separately for this service. For insurance and billing inquiries please call 240-364-2500.

•  Laboratory Tests – any pre-operative tests ordered prior to the procedure not performed at the Surgery Center of Maryland.

•  Radiology – any pre-operative tests ordered prior to the procedure or performed on the day of the procedure.

•  Pathology – this will be for the examination of any tissue or specimens collected during the procedure.

•  Surgery Center of Maryland – the business office staff at the Surgery Center of Maryland will be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding insurance coverage or billing procedures as they are related to the Surgery Center . You may reach the business office at 301-598-5100.

The Surgery Center of Maryland participates with (or will bill) the following insurance plans: