LAKESIDE ENT - INSURANCE

You may have contracted with a health insurance company which has agreed to help pay the costs of your medical care. In exchange for paying your health care expenses, your insurance company may require you to get a referral from your primary care physician so that you can consult with an ENT physician. Your insurance company may also require you to pay one or more small co-payments at the time you receive the health service in one of our offices.

What is a Co-Payment?
Under the terms of your contract with your insurance company, you may be responsible for a co-payment. That means that each time you visit a health care provider's office, you must pay one or more fees, ranging from $5 to $20. If you aren't prepared to pay the fee(s) as required by your contract with your insurance company, you may not be able to receive medical care on that day.

Co-payments are required for services performed by all health care professionals, including nurse practitioners and audiologists. If, for example, you see the doctor and also have hearing testing on the same day, your insurance company may require you to pay two co-payments, one for the doctor and one for the audiologist.