Wiki Good Faith Estimate

[llee277v]

Can anyone provide a link to more information or webinars explaining what a surgeon's office must include in a good faith estimate for a self pay patient? We bill for our services only and have no way of knowing what the hospital is going to charge for their services. From what I am reading, even though we do not have anything to do with the hospital's billing, we will be required to include their services in our estimate. Is this correct?

 

[csperoni]

For 2022, that portion is not being enforced. We do provide the patient with the phone numbers/contact for the facility and/or other providers. The AMA has a pretty in depth toolkit that I have so far only perused. From that toolkit: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/ama-nsa-toolkit.pdf
"For the 2022 calendar year, HHS will not enforce the requirement that the convening provider’s or facility’s GFE incorporateestimates from the co-providers or co-facilities. Patients would be free to request estimates directly from co-providers and co-facilities, and those providers and facilities would be required to provide a GFE directly to the patient."