READING ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES is a private medical group providing services at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, The Reading Hospital SurgiCenter at Spring Ridge, Berkshire Eye Surgery Center, Pennsylvania Eye and Ear Surgery Center and Berks Urologic Surgery Center.

Reading Anesthesia Associates participates with the following insurance plans:

• Aetna
• Berkshire Health Plan
• Capital Blue Cross
• Cigna
• Health America/Health Assurance
• Highmark Blue Shield
• Independence Blue Cross
• Keystone Health Plan Central
• Medicaid Amerihealth Mercy
• Medicaid Three Rivers
• Medicare
• One Health Plan - Great West

If you have a question about our participation in a particular plan, please call our billing office at 610-988-5134.

For services performed at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center or The Reading Hospital SurgiCenter at Spring Ridge, you will receive a bill from Reading Anesthesia Associates for the services rendered by the anesthesiologist which is separate from the hospital's bill. The hospital's bill will include an "anesthesia" charge for the services of the hospital-employed nurse anesthetist (CRNA) and the hospital's cost of equipment and supplies.

For services performed for Medicare beneficiaries at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center or The Reading Hospital SurgiCenter at Spring Ridge, the bill for the nurse anesthetist is submitted separately for Medicare payment in accordance with Medicare regulations. Therefore, you will receive a bill from the hospital for their nurse anesthetist service separate from the hospital's bill and the anesthesiologist's bill.

For services performed at the Berkshire Eye Surgery Center or the Berks Urologic Surgery Center, you will receive a bill from Reading Anesthesia Associates for the professional services rendered by the anesthesiologist which is separate from the Surgery Center's bill.

For services performed at the Pennsylvania Eye and Ear Surgery Center at Granite Point, you will receive a bill from Reading Anesthesia Associates for the professional services of the anesthesiologist, which is separate from the Surgery Center's bill. Depending on your insurance carrier, the fee for the professional services of the RAA-employed nurse anesthetist may be billed separately or may be included in the bill for the anesthesiologist.

For certain elective and cosmetic procedures, you may be required to prepay your anesthesiologist's fee, as well as the hospital or surgery center's bill and surgeon's fee. Your surgeon will give you a form with our charges. Please bring this form with you to the pre-anesthesia interview prior to your operation.

Our billing procedures will follow the payment policies of your particular plan. We will always submit a claim form on your behalf and notify you of any co-insurance or deductible responsibility.

Payment plans can be arranged when necessary. We accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover.

Questions concerning your bill can be answered by calling 610-988-5134 or sending e-mail to billing@readinganesthesia.com. The office is open weekdays from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm.

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