Sepsis en California

MS-DRG 872: Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours without mcc

Los hospitales de California facturaron a Medicare una cantidad típica de $65,140 por esta hospitalización en 2024, unas 5.6 veces lo que realmente se pagó. El pago de Medicare depende sobre todo de la ubicación del hospital y de si es hospital universitario; la factura depende de la lista de precios del propio hospital, por eso las facturas varían mucho más que los pagos.

Relacionados:Sepsis, con complicaciones mayores

Estimar lo que usted pagaría

$65,140factura típica del hospital típico de EE. UU.: $39,226

$11,531monto típico realmente pagado típico de EE. UU.: $9,126

$8.2k–$29krango pagado en 234 hospitales

5.6×la factura comparada con lo que se pagó

Hospitales de California comparados

Facturado (precio de lista)Lo que realmente se pagó (Medicare + paciente)

Hospital	Ciudad	Hospitalizaciones de Medicare	Facturado	Pagado	Precio en efectivo	Aseguradoras (mediana)
Palomar Medical Center Poway	Poway	27	$102,816	$8,169	–	–
Usc Arcadia Hospital	Arcadia	58	$66,564	$9,176	–	–
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital	Santa Barbara	29	$41,595	$9,182	–	–
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital	Marina Del Rey	35	$63,305	$9,236	–	–
Adventist Health Simi Valley	Simi Valley	52	$75,657	$9,418	–	–
Palomar Health Downtown Campus	Escondido	90	$100,072	$9,428	–	–
French Hospital Medical Center	San Luis Obispo	40	$61,594	$9,584	–	–
San Dimas Community Hospital	San Dimas	13	$34,509	$9,703	–	–
Shasta Regional Medical Center	Redding	28	$45,923	$9,714	–	–
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital	Valencia	28	$93,651	$9,762	–	–
Pih Health Hospital-Whittier	Whittier	60	$70,790	$9,932	–	–
Torrance Memorial Medical Center	Torrance	131	$86,776	$9,970	–	–
Huntington Beach Hospital	Huntington Beach	11	$36,739	$10,001	–	–
Adventist Health Sierra Vista	San Luis Obispo	16	$117,365	$10,043	–	–
Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital	Glendora	27	$53,909	$10,055	–	–
Redlands Community Hospital	Redlands	31	$96,249	$10,064	–	–
Corona Regional Medical Center	Corona	16	$85,415	$10,076	–	–
Foothill Regional Medical Center	Tustin	17	$65,646	$10,077	–	–
Saint John's Health Center	Santa Monica	88	$52,573	$10,112	–	–
Usc Verdugo Hills Hospital	Glendale	50	$69,570	$10,130	–	–
Adventist Health Bakersfield	Bakersfield	87	$71,094	$10,140	–	–
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla	La Jolla	100	$59,916	$10,150	$13,086	$17,581$10,046–$32,830 · 55 planes
Uci Health-Placentia Linda	Placentia	22	$162,070	$10,170	–	–
Doctors Hospital of Manteca	Manteca	25	$133,005	$10,183	–	–
Providence Mission Hospital	Mission Viejo	128	$56,801	$10,187	–	–
Providence St. Jude Medical Center	Fullerton	124	$50,523	$10,210	–	–
Oroville Hospital	Oroville	262	$29,539	$10,230	–	–
Tri-City Medical Center	Oceanside	63	$55,756	$10,233	–	–
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian	Newport Beach	235	$45,733	$10,240	–	$23,987$14,270–$29,040 · 4 planes
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro	San Pedro	21	$52,796	$10,245	–	–
Mercy Hospital of Folsom	Folsom	66	$63,416	$10,247	–	–
Menifee Global Medical Center	Sun City	17	$41,423	$10,323	–	–
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital	Grass Valley	61	$68,604	$10,364	–	–
El Centro Regional Medical Center	El Centro	30	$47,667	$10,375	–	–
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center	Fountain Valley	66	$83,428	$10,382	–	–
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital	La Palma	28	$38,634	$10,394	–	–
Uci Health - Los Alamitos	Los Alamitos	49	$153,003	$10,401	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills	Woodland Hills	13	$41,631	$10,454	–	–
Uci Health-Lakewood	Lakewood	43	$124,359	$10,473	–	–
Dameron Hospital	Stockton	12	$92,072	$10,511	–	–
Marshall Medical Center	Placerville	26	$78,182	$10,518	–	–
Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center	Riverside	32	$57,933	$10,548	–	–
Adventist Health Lodi Memorial	Lodi	71	$107,846	$10,576	–	–
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center	Laguna Hills	68	$79,591	$10,585	–	–
San Antonio Regional Hospital	Upland	44	$88,274	$10,630	–	–
John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital	Indio	13	$118,635	$10,644	–	–
Desert Valley Hospital	Victorville	36	$34,941	$10,645	–	–
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr	Burbank	164	$64,301	$10,673	–	–
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas	Encinitas	167	$53,210	$10,685	–	–
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center	San Gabriel	26	$70,819	$10,693	–	–
Victor Valley Global Medical Center	Victorville	11	$32,765	$10,716	–	–
Palmdale Regional Medical Center	Palmdale	25	$113,430	$10,722	–	–
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center	Alhambra	24	$71,526	$10,729	–	–
Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical Center	Anaheim	17	$66,223	$10,751	–	–
Coast Plaza Hospital	Norwalk	14	$65,078	$10,751	–	–
Antelope Valley Hospital	Lancaster	33	$57,595	$10,773	–	–
Enloe Health	Chico	112	$73,864	$10,779	–	–
Adventist Health Hanford	Hanford	34	$41,661	$10,792	–	–
Emanuel Medical Center	Turlock	36	$155,557	$10,793	–	–
Huntington Hospital	Pasadena	149	$89,789	$10,800	–	–
Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital	Auburn	62	$42,339	$10,800	–	–
Mercy Medical Center Redding	Redding	115	$73,128	$10,802	–	–
Sutter Tracy Community Hospital	Tracy	36	$53,848	$10,802	–	–
Uci Health - Fountain Valley	Fountain Valley	50	$127,810	$10,806	–	–
Memorial Medical Center	Modesto	140	$56,896	$10,809	–	–
Garfield Medical Center	Monterey Park	33	$106,552	$10,822	–	–
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center	Garden Grove	22	$42,867	$10,825	–	–
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital	Bakersfield	100	$67,343	$10,842	–	–
Oak Valley Hospital District	Oakdale	12	$58,434	$10,850	–	–
Adventist Health St Helena	Saint Helena	16	$76,098	$10,868	–	–
St Johns Regional Medical Center	Oxnard	130	$61,884	$10,869	–	–
Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctr	Coronado	24	$66,037	$10,890	–	–
Pih Health Good Samaritan Hospital	Los Angeles	30	$53,667	$10,899	–	–
Lompoc Valley Medical Center	Lompoc	27	$30,297	$10,917	–	–
Grossmont Hospital	La Mesa	110	$65,231	$10,929	$51,754	$45,778$30,638–$53,824 · 15 planes
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center	Chula Vista	63	$84,513	$10,959	–	–
Adventist Health Tulare	Tulare	19	$38,854	$10,961	–	–
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center	Tarzana	93	$68,652	$10,968	–	–
Ucla West Valley Medical Center	West Hills	39	$179,781	$11,005	–	–
Adventist Health Twin Cities	Templeton	35	$140,909	$11,006	–	–
Marian Regional Medical Center	Santa Maria	134	$62,449	$11,013	–	–
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center	Glendale	52	$66,898	$11,028	–	–
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District	Brawley	52	$32,151	$11,038	–	–
Memorial Hospital of Gardena	Gardena	15	$53,464	$11,057	–	–
Los Angeles Community Hospital	Los Angeles	27	$66,595	$11,059	–	–
Providence St Mary Medical Center	Apple Valley	51	$50,766	$11,063	–	–
San Ramon Regional Medical Center	San Ramon	39	$178,888	$11,119	–	–
Valley Presbyterian Hospital	Van Nuys	54	$42,936	$11,127	–	–
Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital	Covina	97	$56,313	$11,138	–	–
Southern California Hospital at Hollywood	Hollywood	35	$71,685	$11,141	–	$15,250$11,470–$21,655 · 14 planes
Doctors Medical Center	Modesto	57	$209,467	$11,142	–	–
Mercy Hospital	Bakersfield	66	$58,006	$11,148	–	–
Whittier Hospital Medical Center	Whittier	16	$72,454	$11,158	–	–
Glendale Adventist Medical Center	Glendale	125	$83,630	$11,175	–	–
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr Torrance	Torrance	66	$57,201	$11,195	–	–
Pih Health Downey Hospital	Downey	56	$61,816	$11,204	–	–
Dominican Hospital	Santa Cruz	132	$120,542	$11,209	–	–
Adventist Health Sonora	Sonora	76	$75,426	$11,244	–	–
Monterey Park Hospital	Monterey Park	15	$81,199	$11,266	–	–
Sutter Davis Hospital	Davis	53	$52,125	$11,293	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La	Los Angeles	19	$61,799	$11,294	–	–
Greater El Monte Community Hospital	South El Monte	11	$65,202	$11,295	–	–
Centinela Hospital Medical Center	Inglewood	34	$49,421	$11,316	–	–
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center	Pomona	55	$106,135	$11,318	–	–
West Anaheim Medical Center	Anaheim	59	$39,575	$11,320	–	–
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital	Santa Barbara	124	$60,815	$11,320	–	–
St Elizabeth Community Hospital	Red Bluff	46	$59,358	$11,320	–	–
Sutter Roseville Medical Center	Roseville	283	$57,256	$11,321	–	–
Mercy General Hospital	Sacramento	41	$80,587	$11,326	–	–
Woodland Memorial Hospital	Woodland	32	$57,548	$11,329	–	–
Northridge Hospital Medical Center	Northridge	61	$104,471	$11,336	–	–
Mercy San Juan Medical Center	Carmichael	76	$72,153	$11,337	–	–
Montclair Hospital Medical Center	Montclair	15	$57,836	$11,383	–	–
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center	Mission Hills	67	$63,607	$11,423	–	–
Mission Community Hospital	Panorama City	15	$64,971	$11,426	–	–
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center	Los Angeles	38	$61,971	$11,447	–	–
Providence St Joseph Hospital	Eureka	72	$78,486	$11,509	–	–
Eisenhower Medical Center	Rancho Mirage	214	$65,207	$11,553	$5,665	$9,952$7,435–$13,728 · 220 planes
Clovis Community Medical Center	Clovis	101	$66,489	$11,571	–	–
Marinhealth Medical Center	Greenbrae	90	$112,216	$11,575	–	–
Ahmc Seton Medical Center	Daly City	14	$84,189	$11,576	–	–
Adventist Health and Rideout	Marysville	105	$80,691	$11,638	–	–
Eden Medical Center	Castro Valley	82	$58,679	$11,707	–	–
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura	Ventura	68	$27,275	$11,711	–	–
Kaweah Health Medical Center	Visalia	16	$41,908	$11,740	–	–
Saint Agnes Medical Center	Fresno	112	$45,772	$11,755	–	–
Desert Regional Medical Center	Palm Springs	39	$157,023	$11,777	–	–
Watsonville Community Hospital	Watsonville	54	$108,620	$11,802	–	–
Providence St. Joseph Hospital	Orange	123	$39,495	$11,819	–	–
Community Regional Medical Center	Fresno	64	$63,519	$11,850	–	–
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula	Monterey	141	$78,804	$11,856	–	–
Sutter Delta Medical Center	Antioch	88	$58,462	$11,857	–	–
St Rose Hospital	Hayward	18	$70,601	$11,930	–	–
Novato Community Hospital	Novato	50	$42,764	$11,946	–	–
Sutter Coast Hospital	Crescent City	45	$41,657	$11,948	–	–
Saint Francis Medical Center	Lynwood	14	$47,840	$11,950	–	–
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital	Murrieta	18	$89,597	$11,956	–	–
Sierra View Medical Center	Porterville	37	$32,942	$11,976	–	–
Alameda Hospital	Alameda	15	$59,053	$11,991	–	–
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center	Thousand Oaks	136	$123,227	$11,996	–	$11,426$2,689–$15,374 · 47 planes
Sequoia Hospital	Redwood City	26	$102,593	$11,998	–	–
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta	Murrieta	62	$61,219	$12,003	–	–
Chino Valley Medical Center	Chino	15	$48,079	$12,091	–	–
Petaluma Valley Hospital	Petaluma	28	$92,574	$12,107	–	–
Washington Hospital	Fremont	116	$90,747	$12,130	–	–
St Bernardine Medical Center	San Bernardino	29	$77,012	$12,155	–	–
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital	Santa Rosa	66	$86,867	$12,229	–	–
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp	San Francisco	31	$44,309	$12,231	–	–
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus	Walnut Creek	126	$100,525	$12,269	–	–
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento	Sacramento	49	$74,589	$12,282	–	–
El Camino Health	Mountain View	138	$110,823	$12,300	–	–
Scripps Mercy Hospital	San Diego	106	$69,090	$12,328	–	–
Peninsula Medical Center	Burlingame	129	$55,949	$12,378	–	–
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center	Long Beach	60	$95,221	$12,393	–	–
Adventist Health Delano	Delano	20	$23,993	$12,400	–	–
Salinas Valley Health Medical Center	Salinas	112	$93,566	$12,404	–	–
Mercy Medical Center	Merced	79	$97,644	$12,446	–	–
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital	Santa Monica	66	$59,097	$12,512	–	–
Sharp Memorial Hospital	San Diego	95	$73,773	$12,517	–	–
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp	Berkeley	90	$54,325	$12,519	–	–
California Hospital Medical Center La	Los Angeles	21	$48,305	$12,610	–	–
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento	Sacramento	123	$48,111	$12,632	–	–
St Mary Medical Center	Long Beach	40	$66,087	$12,635	–	–
Ventura County Medical Center	Ventura	51	$87,035	$12,667	–	–
Regional Medical Center of San Jose	San Jose	53	$209,079	$12,670	–	–
John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus	Concord	105	$118,170	$12,694	–	–
Hemet Global Medical Center	Hemet	33	$46,109	$12,708	–	–
Northbay Medical Center	Fairfield	74	$139,375	$12,778	–	–
Sutter Amador Hospital	Jackson	52	$55,047	$12,974	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay	Harbor City	25	$35,623	$13,049	–	–
Sutter Solano Medical Center	Vallejo	40	$63,891	$13,141	–	–
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center	Oakland	103	$54,653	$13,212	–	–
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley	Ukiah	24	$63,049	$13,270	–	–
California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal	San Francisco	64	$45,392	$13,270	–	–
San Joaquin General Hospital	French Camp	34	$102,620	$13,306	–	–
Adventist Health White Memorial	Los Angeles	60	$96,843	$13,372	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno	Fresno	11	$64,798	$13,418	–	–
Temecula Valley Hospital	Temecula	20	$83,204	$13,489	–	–
Riverside Community Hospital	Riverside	98	$136,963	$13,526	–	–
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton	Stockton	87	$94,893	$13,670	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles	Los Angeles	26	$51,871	$13,748	–	–
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital	Santa Rosa	83	$59,749	$13,771	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside	Riverside	21	$57,083	$13,826	–	–
Scripps Green Hospital	La Jolla	66	$39,929	$13,994	–	–
Natividad Medical Center	Salinas	34	$68,981	$14,062	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park	Baldwin Park	14	$49,767	$14,133	–	–
Barton Memorial Hospital	South Lake Tahoe	13	$92,066	$14,191	–	–
Good Samaritan Hospital	San Jose	99	$175,543	$14,409	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch	Antioch	27	$53,425	$14,443	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey	Downey	17	$46,751	$14,738	–	–
Ucsf Health St. Mary's Hospital	San Francisco	33	$110,475	$14,749	–	–
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital	Los Angeles	41	$149,138	$14,750	–	–
Colusa Medical Center	Colusa	17	$30,801	$14,880	–	–
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley	Pleasanton	39	$102,462	$15,065	–	$31,105solo 1 plan
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego	San Diego	55	$40,853	$15,274	–	–
Riverside University Health System-Medical Center	Moreno Valley	61	$88,557	$15,285	–	–
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles	231	$168,556	$15,292	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos	San Marcos	14	$30,436	$15,771	–	–
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center	Napa	43	$92,475	$15,985	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab Center	Vallejo	19	$67,920	$16,462	–	–
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center	Colton	43	$76,032	$16,815	–	–
University of California Davis Medical Center	Sacramento	100	$100,514	$16,966	–	$14,928$14,362–$32,232 · 4 planes
Uci Health-Orange	Orange	89	$61,537	$17,053	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont	Fremont	18	$34,030	$17,140	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento	Sacramento	45	$58,584	$17,217	–	–
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center	San Jose	137	$81,150	$17,251	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro	San Leandro	20	$58,544	$17,312	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City	Panorama City	18	$39,316	$17,887	–	–
Loma Linda University Medical Center	Loma Linda	85	$77,550	$18,051	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond	Oakland	46	$58,042	$18,112	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco	South San Francisco	18	$41,745	$18,270	–	–
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus	San Francisco	73	$70,109	$18,275	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento	Sacramento	43	$50,335	$18,300	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville	Roseville	34	$43,899	$18,795	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim	Anaheim	24	$37,191	$19,174	–	–
Stanford Health Care	Stanford	130	$179,424	$19,622	–	No en dólares (16 planes)
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Manteca	Manteca	29	$46,878	$19,675	–	–
Highland Hospital	Oakland	31	$82,770	$19,810	–	–
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr	San Diego	129	$74,444	$19,828	–	–
Ucsf Medical Center	San Francisco	69	$101,710	$20,090	–	–
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center	Los Angeles	68	$68,314	$20,820	–	–
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr	San Francisco	24	$87,183	$21,303	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville	Vacaville	17	$80,991	$21,469	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario	Fontana	38	$43,564	$21,664	–	–
Los Angeles General Medical Center	Los Angeles	47	$56,478	$25,420	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Rosa	Santa Rosa	14	$33,423	$25,557	–	–
Memorial Hospital Los Banos	Los Banos	19	$52,475	$25,559	–	–
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center	Martinez	20	$37,055	$26,030	–	–
Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med Center	Torrance	38	$69,726	$26,047	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco	San Francisco	15	$43,760	$26,829	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose	San Jose	21	$66,898	$26,857	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek	Walnut Creek	16	$50,404	$27,801	–	–
Lac/Olive View-Ucla Medical Center	Sylmar	22	$43,809	$28,501	–	–
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara	Santa Clara	28	$47,300	$29,028	–	–

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitales con 11 o más hospitalizaciones de Medicare). Precios en efectivo y de aseguradoras: archivos de precios de los propios hospitales, donde se han leído; las cifras de aseguradoras son solo de planes comerciales, mediana y percentil 10 a 90 entre planes.

Qué es

La sepsis es la reacción extrema del cuerpo a una infección: la infección, a menudo de los pulmones, las vías urinarias, la piel o el abdomen, desencadena una reacción en cadena que puede dañar los órganos. Es una emergencia médica y la causa más común por la que se hospitaliza a los pacientes de Medicare.

Esta página trata las hospitalizaciones sin complicaciones mayores. Los pacientes que además tienen otra afección grave se facturan con un código que paga más.

Qué esperar

El tratamiento empieza rápido: antibióticos y líquidos por la vena, análisis de sangre para encontrar la infección y vigilancia estrecha. Muchos pacientes se quedan varios días; los casos graves necesitan cuidados intensivos.

Qué hace subir o bajar la factura

La factura sube con el tiempo en cuidados intensivos, la cantidad de pruebas y estudios de imagen, y cualquier soporte de órganos, como diálisis o un respirador.

Información general, no es asesoría médica.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuánto cuesta una hospitalización por sepsis en California?

En 234 hospitales de California, la factura típica por sepsis fue de $65,140 en 2024, y Medicare y el paciente juntos pagaron típicamente $11,531. El hospital típico de EE. UU. facturó $39,226.

¿Qué hospitales de California facturan menos y más por sepsis?

La factura promedio más baja es la de Adventist Health Delano, $23,993. La más alta es la de Doctors Medical Center, $209,467. Son promedios de Medicare de 2024; cada factura depende de la atención que necesita cada paciente.

¿Por qué la factura del hospital es mucho más alta que lo que se paga?

La factura sale de la lista de precios del propio hospital, que cada hospital fija por su cuenta. Medicare paga una cantidad fija por cada tipo de hospitalización, calculada con una fórmula nacional, y las aseguradoras privadas negocian sus propias tarifas. Por eso casi nadie paga el precio de lista, pero a los pacientes sin seguro o fuera de la red se les puede cobrar a partir de él.

¿Cuánto pagaré yo?

Con Medicare Original usted debe el deducible de la Parte A por una hospitalización, $1,736 en 2026, sin importar cuánto facture el hospital. Con un seguro privado depende de su deducible, su coseguro y su máximo de gastos de bolsillo. Si no tiene seguro, pida el precio en efectivo del hospital y su política de asistencia financiera. El estimador de costos lo calcula para su situación.

Antes de ir

Pida un estimado. Los hospitales deben dar a los pacientes sin seguro o que pagan por su cuenta un estimado de buena fe por escrito antes de la atención programada.
Verifique la red. Confirme que el hospital y los médicos están en la red de su plan.
Pregunte por ayuda financiera. Los hospitales sin fines de lucro deben tener una política de asistencia financiera; muchos rebajan o perdonan facturas según los ingresos.
Pida una factura detallada. Compárela con el estimado y pregunte por todo lo que no reconozca.