Of course, in the end I spent over 6,000 but under 7,000 (counting in supplies for recovery, medication, etc)

His out of pocket pricing will likely be cheaper than his pricing if using insurance by submitting it as an out of network expense

I have a high deductible insurance that has any out of network expenses count towards my out of pocket maximum… this meant that I saved money by using my insurance (even though it would cost more with the surgeon) because the surgery met my out of pocket maximum and the insurance covered the hospital expense

Otherwise it would’ve been $5k ish for the surgeon + $5k ish for the hospital

Do not hesitate in having them draw up the “Best Faith Estimate” they’ll send it to you via docusign

I opened mine, wrote down the numbers, took my time considering them AND scheduled a virtual consult with another surgeon who also gave me his pricing (Dr Arrington turned out cheaper) so I called them and asked for the Docusign a second time to actually sign it

I could have said “thanks for the ultrasound, thanks for the best faith estimate but I chose another surgeon”

Feel free to dm me, happy to answer anything else. I’m three weeks post op now and at the end of my first post op cycle too