Important Information About Your Bill
The bill you receive from Lower Keys Medical Center is for hospital services only. You may also receive bills for professional services provided by your personal physician, consulting physician, radiologist, pathologist, and/or emergency room physician, if applicable.
Questions regarding these bills should be directed to the following contacts below:
Hospital Billing Phone Number: 1-866-481-2553
Hospital Billing Services: 866-481-2553
Hospital Billing Services - Fax: 941-483-7295
Anesthesiology Services:
Dr. Eid 305-293-3557
Dr. Fulcher 1-888-465-1941
Dr. Gerard 1-888-465-1941
Dr. Greenwood 305-293-3557
Dr. Hanger 1-888-465-1941
Pathology Services: 1-800-853-4570
Radiology Services: 1-877-367-4974
Emergency Room Services: 1-800-998-7578
If you have any questions regarding your billing or account, please do not hesitate to call us. Business Office 305-294-5531 Ext: 5864
Billing Mailing Address for Lower Keys Medical Center
PO Box 9701 Key West, FL 33041
Dear Patient
Thank you very much for choosing Lower Keys Medical Center as your health care provider. The administration and staff of LKMC want to ensure that the quality medical service you receive at our facility is not overshadowed by concerns or questions you may have about billing. We are aware of the high cost of medical services and the confusing nature of insurance coverage. Therefore, we have developed this summary to explain our billing process.
Our admitting staff copies insurance cards and photo identification to facilitate follow-up with insurance carriers and to protect you. Please have your cards available. Lower Keys Medical Center files insurance for our patients as a courtesy service. We will attempt to collect the money from the insurance company. We encourage you to contact your insurance company to assist us in the collection of your account. Many times an insurance company will pay the account more quickly if the patient assists. We will help in any way we can to work with you in arriving at an acceptable payment arrangement. However, it is ultimately your responsibility to complete the payment of your account.
Workers’ Compensation
We are required to have the name of your employer’s carrier and a claim number to process bills. Your employer can provide you with this information. While we are waiting for your primary insurer to pay, the hospital will follow-up with the employer and/or insurance carrier until the account is paid. If the claim is denied, the account will be changed to a self-pay account.
Medicare
The hospital will bill Medicare for you. We will follow-up with Medicare until the account is paid. After Medicare has processed the claim, any deductibles and/or coinsurances will be billed to your secondary (supplemental) insurance, if applicable. If there is no supplemental insurance, the hospital will bill remaining co-pays and deductibles to you directly following the Self Pay guidelines.
Commercial/Blue Cross
Lower Keys Medical Center will file a claim directly to the insurance company. If payment has not been received from the insurance company within 45 days of filing, a statement is mailed asking you to follow-up with your carrier. If payment is not received within the next 2 weeks, a second statement is mailed advising insurance has not yet paid and asking for your help getting this paid. If payment has not been received by Day 150 the account will be changed to Self Pay.
TriCare
LKMC will bill TriCare for services. After payment, we will bill you for any co-pays and deductibles as determined by TriCare. Please call if you feel you have been billed in error. TriCare for Life If you are covered by
TriCare for Life, we will bill Medicare first. Any co-pays and deductibles will automatically be sent to and paid by TriCare for Life.
Medicaid/Medical Assistance
The hospital verifies your coverage as required and processes your account according to the policies of Medicaid and your chosen HMO. (Your HMO may restrict you to certain providers.)
Other HMO/Insurance
It is your responsibility to know your insurance coverage. We cannot bill your insurance unless you provide us with an insurance card. Please be advised that some and/or all of the services provided may be non-covered services. We cannot become involved in disputes with your insurance company other than to provide billing information as necessary.
Auto Insurance
We require the name of your auto insurance carrier and a claim number to bill for services. Should you desire, we will assist you in calling your carrier while you are here to obtain a claim number. If a claim number is unavailable, you will be asked to provide us with one as soon as possible. We cannot bill your private insurance unless your auto carrier has informed us that your benefits are exhausted. Claims without the required insurance information will be dropped to a self-pay status.
Self Pay
You will be billed directly for all self-pay accounts. If you cannot pay the account, you will be contacted by mail and/or phone to make acceptable payment arrangements with our Business Office.