For example, the report, produced by Washington-based consultant Dyckman & Associates, claims that a physician in one state billed a patient $6,791 for “cataract surgery with insertion of artificial lens,” which is 1,100 percent of the Medicare fee of $581.
AHIP noted that the issue of appropriate for out-of-network fees has not been part of the debate to reform the nation’s healthcare system, but added that it should be.
Read AHIP’s release on the report on out-of-network charges.
View the out-of-network charges report (pdf).
