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Originally Posted by precaryous
Another point, If I were you, I would like to see an itemized statement of what they charged you (or your insurance.) Wonder, did they charge you for Pdoc visits for each of the fifteen days even though he only saw you 5 times? What else did they charge you for?
I would raise holy hell if they charged you for doc visits, groups, ot, pt, or other items that you did not receive. It happens more commonly than people realize.
When I was inpatient (several times) I saw a Pdoc every day, groups every day, and my therapist one on one several times a week.
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When it comes to inpatient psych units (at least at the hospital I work at) billing is totally different than for medical units. There is an agreed amount of days that are covered that is paid regardless of the actual length of stay. With most insrances pay for 3 days. So if one is inpatient for 2 days the hospital makes out. If the person is there 10 days oh well ththey still get paid for 3. Also, the insurance pays a certain amount regardless of the services offered or received. If medical treats are some for other issues, if the patient receives, ect, attends 5 groups or 50 the facility gets paid the same. The one area where it is different is seeilng the psych np or psychiatrist. They have to submit a bill for each visit. From there they bill bassed on length of visit. A person sind a doctor for 5 or 10 minutes would probably be billed at a low compenation rate.
Many facilities are short term stabilization units without much time for one on one therapy because of the short stay.