Billing
The Billing Office is Here to Assist You
Our billing team at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital is happy to bill your insurance company as a courtesy to you. In most cases, your bill will be submitted to your carrier within 10 days of your visit. The majority of our claims are billed electronically to ensure accuracy and confidentiality. After your claim is paid by your carrier, you will be sent a monthly statement reflecting any balance due by you. You will be asked for a deposit during the registration process. Services billed independently include: radiology results, pathology, and emergency physician billing. An RRH itemized statement of your account is available upon request.
For billing questions please call the following number(s) with the appropriate letter of your last name and one of our team members will assist you:
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Medicare A-K 760.499.3011 |
Medi-cal A-J 760.499.3008 |
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Medicare L-Z 760.499.3004 |
Medi-cal K-Z 760.499.3007 |
All other insurances:
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A-D 760.499.3006 |
E-K 760.499.3019 |
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L-R 760.499.3024 |
S-Z 760.499.3012 |
Worker’s Compensation 760.499.3010
Contracted Services
RRH uses contracted services for certain functions such as radiologists, ER physicians, pathologists, and anesthesiologists. These contracted services provide their own billing service and you will receive separate billings from them. If you have billing questions regarding these services, please contact them at the address or phone number listed below:
Emergency Room Physician Bill
Chase Dennis/Team Health
PO Box 634718
Cincinnati, OH 45263-4718
888-952-6772
Radiologist Interpretation Bill
Orange Coast Radiology
PO Box 73878
San Clemente, CA 92673
ph 949-206-6800
fax 949-206-0900
Pathology Bill
WDB Inc.
2441 F Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
661-324-4716
We accept all major insurance plans including:
- Aetna (through 12/31/12)
- Blue Cross (including FEP)
- Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Geha
- Multi-plan/Beech Street
- Pacificare
- TriWest
- UFCW
- United Health Care
We have a financial assistance program for those patients that are uninsured or under-insured. We also offer free assistance to see if you may qualify for one of the many government programs, Medi-cal, SSI, Healthy families, etc. Our qualified team will walk you through the process of qualifying for these programs. For more information please contact our representative at 760.499.3010. To make a payment by phone please call 760.499.3009.
Top 25 procedures performed and AVERAGE cost:
(Before insurance payments and adjustments)
| Skin closure |
$1227 | Splint application |
$1227 |
| Fetal monitoring | $1625 | Cataract aspiration | $6279 |
| Colonoscopy | $4678 | Cataract Discission | $1886 |
| Polypectomy large intestine | $5998 | Infusion | $7725 |
| EGD | $4317 | Incision Drainage | $1887 |
| Replace of device for immobilization | $1347 | Packed cell transfusion | $5697 |
| Irrigation of vascular catheter | $956 | Excision of lesion | $9127 |
| Lap cholecystectomy | $18,139 | Debridement of wound | $3887 |
| Eyelid laceration repair | $1700 | Excision lesion of breast | $9545 |
| Suture laceration of lip | $1339 | ASP curettage | $6080 |
| Rectum polypectomy | $5040 | Urethral dilation | $7597 |
| Injection of Anti-infective | $9872 | Closed biopsy of large intestine | $5111 |
| D&C | $6039 |
Common Outpatient Tests Performed and cost:
(Prior to insurance payment)
| MRI - Head | $3643 | CT- Brain |
$3830 |
| MRI - Upper Extremity | $2643 | CT - Upper Extremeity | $2547 |
| MRI - Pelvis | $4070 | CT - Pelvis | $2778 |
| Digital Mammogram | $236 | Lipid Panel |
$170 |
| PSA | $115 | Chem 14 panel | $170 |
| CBC | $21 |