Hurst Eye Care is a participating provider for Medicare and for a number of insurance and vision plans. Our office will be happy to tell you in advance if we accept your plan. We will bill these plans for covered services and accept payment directly from them, only if, we are informed of this coverage and you provide us with complete information prior to or at the time of initial exam or optical order.
Patients with non-participating insurance plans are expected to pay professional fees at the time of service, and may file their own claim for reimbursement by submitting the yellow copy of our office receipt form, attached to an insurance claim form.
We will be glad to quote any fee prior to a procedure if requested.
It is the patient’s responsibility to verify insurance before proceeding with services. Medicare will forward the co-payment portion of a claim directly to a patient’s secondary insurance plan as a courtesy and we will accept that payment, but if the claim is denied by the secondary insurer, it will be transferred back to the patient’s personal account and prompt payment is expected. We cannot resubmit a claim to a secondary private insurance plan. Patients may contact their insurance company directly if an error is suspected.
• If you do not have insurance, payment in full is due the date of service. For your convenience, we gladly accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Cash, and Personal Checks for in-house payments.
As a courtesy to our patients, we will file insurance claims for all insurance plans in which we participate. We are happy to file your insurance as long as you provide us with complete information. It is important that you keep in mind, we do not work for your insurance company, we work for you and this means you are ultimately responsible for payment. Any charges not covered by your insurance, are due and payable at the time of service. You may be responsible for any co-payments and deductible amount or any non-covered services.
ANY BALANCE NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE IS THE PATIENT’S RESPONSIBILITY.