Preparing For Your Initial Appointment

We want your visit with Bedford Surgical Associates, Inc. to be as pleasant and hassle-free as possible under the circumstances necessitating surgical consultation.

After making your appointment, you may provide us with an email address to receive a link to our Pre-Registration site to complete your "Medical History" on-line. A packet of pre-registration papers will also be mailed out for you to complete prior to your first visit. Please obtain copies of any pertinent medical records or test results done by other physicians to bring with you, or have them sent to us. In many cases surgery cannot be considered until this past medical information is reviewed by the surgeon.

We will need to get copies of your insurance card(s) at the time of your visit if you would like for us to bill for any surgical procedures or office visits. PLEASE BRING YOUR CARDS WITH YOU. We will be happy to bill up to two insurance claims at no additional charge.

For office consults only we request that you pay at the time of our visit unless we are members of your managed care program, in which case you will be required to pay only your "co-pay" amount. Please be familiar with the amount your particular plan requires you to pay for specialists and be prepared to pay this at the time of your visit, in order to avoid any additional billing fees. We will accept your payment in cash, by check, money order, and credit.

ALL PAYMENTS ARE COLLECTED AT THE TIME OF SIGNING IN. IF YOU DO NOT BRING YOUR CO-PAY, YOU WILL HAVE TO RESCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT.

Also, please review your insurance coverage to be sure the physician is a member of your plan. You should have been provided a list of member doctors, if your choices are limited by the plan. If you are treated by a physician outside your plan's network, you may be responsible for a lager portion of the charge, and, with some plans, the entire charge incurred.

If you have no insurance, please call before your appointment to discuss the details of a payment plan for any anticipated surgery.

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Provide an email address (if applicable).
Bring pre-registration papers.
Copies of pertinent medical records and test results.
Bring insurance cards.
Bring co-pay.

Please feel free to call our office if you have any questions about an appointment, medical records, or billing/insurance policies and procedures. Any of our dedicated staff of professionals will be happy to assist you in any way they can.

814-623-1002