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Anesthesia Specialists of Houston  is available to provide anesthesia  for your surgical and obstetrical needs at The Woman's Hospital of Texas and Fannin Surgicare. We are providing you with the following information so that you may better understand our procedures and role in your care.

• Pre- Anesthetic Interview  - An Anesthesia Specialist of Houston representative will be available to obtain your medical history, explain the anesthetic procedures and formulate a plan for your individual anesthetic requirements.

• Billing Procedures  - In addition to the facility bill, you will receive a separate bill for professional services from Anesthesia Specialists.  Although your facility bill will include some anesthesia-related charges, (for items such as equipment used in administering anesthesia, anesthesia supplies, and anesthesia medications), the facility's bill does not include a charge for the professional services of your anesthesiologist.

• Procedures Covered by Insurance  - If your procedure is covered by insurance, we will accept assignment of your right to collect from most insurance carriers.  As a courtesy to you, our office will bill your insurance company directly with a standard claim form, avoiding the need for you to pay our bill and then collect payment from your insurer.  Although your insurer will pay us directly, you will remain responsible for any non-covered charges, including any deductible and/or co-payment amounts or charges for which your insurance company has denied payment after services have been rendered.

• Managed Care Plans  - Anesthesia Specialists participates in a variety of managed care plans.  In the event your managed care insurer has not yet entered into an agreement with us, your insurer may treat your anesthesia care as non-covered under its plan.  Your insurer may then consider you responsible for all or a portion of your bill for anesthesiology services and may expect Anesthesia Specialists to seek payment for our services directly from you.  If this occurs, please contact our office, and we will work with you in an effort to provide reasonable payment arrangements for any amounts that may ultimately be due.

• No Insurance or Procedures not covered by Insurance -  If you do not have insurance, or if your insurance policy does not cover your scheduled procedure (as is the case with most elective cosmetic surgeries), arrangements for payment of anesthesia services must be made prior to your date of service.  Only when your bill is paid prior to the service, you will receive a discount off your non-covered charges.  After the procedure, you will receive for your records a statement showing the anesthesiologist's charges.  The actual charges reflected on your bill may differ from the amount you prepaid, as your prepayment was a time-based estimate.  All major forms of payment are accepted.

• Postoperative Pain Management  - In addition to providing anesthesia services during your procedure, you or your physician may request our consultation or assistance in postoperative pain management, generally through the use of epidural narcotics.  This is an optional procedure that will be billed separately from your primary anesthesia and may not be covered by your insurance policy.  If you would like more information about epidural narcotics, please call us or discuss it with the anesthesiologist when you register at our Interview Office.

Registration:

Anesthesia Specialists of Houston is separate from the Woman's Hospital of Texas and/or, Fannin Surgicare. You will receive a separate bill for our services, to help simplify your registration process we have provided an on-line patient registration form. This registration form is only for the use of Anesthesia Specialists of Houston. You must register with The Woman's Hospital of Texas and/or, Fannin Surgicare separately if you have not already done so.

If you have any questions or would like more information, please call us at (713) 790-1349. We would be pleased to discuss your anesthesia care with you.