Financial Assistance Policy

If The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale believes that you have health insurance and/or HMO coverage(s) that may cover some or all of the Services, The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale may initiate contact with them to determine your cost-sharing responsibilities for The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale’s bill. You may contact them directly as well for additional information concerning your cost-sharing responsibilities. If The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale determines that you have cost-sharing responsibilities for The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale’s bill, in accordance with The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale’s financial assistance policies, you will be required to pay your cost-sharing responsibilities in full on or before the date that Services are provided. The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale’s financial assistance policies are that if you are unable to pay your cost-sharing responsibilities in full on or before the date that Services are provided, because you believe you are medically indigent or you are not covered by any health insurance or HMO, then upon request The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale, in its sole discretion, may offer you a discount on the amount due and/or offer a payment plan. Any such discount is considered by The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale to be “charity care.” There is no formal application process for obtaining “charity care” at The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale. The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale’s standard collection policy is to produce and send one or more bills to patients for their cost sharing amount.

Good Faith Estimate

Upon your request, and before the provision of non-emergency care at The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale, you can receive a good faith estimate of anticipated charges for the treatment of your condition at The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale. This estimate must be provided to you within seven (7) days of the request being received by The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale. You should contact your insurer or health maintenance organization regarding your cost-sharing responsibilities. You may request and obtain a Good Faith Estimate by calling The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale at (954) 735-0096. 

Itemized Bill

Upon request and after discharge from The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale we will provide a statement within 7 working days of your request. 

Provider Disclosure

Services may be provided in this health care facility by The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale as well as by other health care providers who may separately bill the patient and who may or may not participate with the same health insurers or health maintenance organizations as The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale.  You may request a more personalized estimate of charges from these other health care providers by contacting the health care providers directly. The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale may contract with providers for pathology and anesthesiology services; these services are billed separately from The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale for their services.  You may contact these providers through their contact information provided below.

The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale Providers

Anesthesia Pain Care
7171 N University Drive 3rd Floor
Tamarac, Fla. 33321
954-720-3188 

Gastrocare Pathology, LLC
3001 Coral Hills Drive, Suite 390
Coral Springs, Fla. 33065
954-752-1011 

CBL PATH LAB
6490 Hazeltine National Drive
Orlando Fla. 32822
1-877-225-7284 

Quest Diagnostics
P.O. Box 530440
Atlanta, Ga. 30353-0440
1-800-223-3011 

LabCorp.
4200 N 29th Avenue
Hollywood, Fla. 33020
954-925-6100

Patient Health Record

Upon request and after discharge from The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale, The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale will make available the patient record that may be necessary for verification of the accuracy of your patient statement within 10 working days of your request.

Link to Healthcare Related Data

Pursuant to AHCA Statute: s.405.05,F.S. please find here a link to data, quality measures, and statistics that are disseminated by AHCA.

www.Floridahealthfinder.gov