Cost of cataract help/clarification
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I live in NY(Long Island) I have Medicare and AARP Supplemental Part C. Does anyone have this Insurance and have had traditional/non laser surgery? What were your out of pocket costs?
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karen88658 Shae280
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Shae280 karen88658
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lin59 Shae280
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You have a Medigap plan (Plan C). That pays for all your co-payments, etc. Medicare does not pay for refractions ever at all (not a penny of it) and a refraction has to be done before cataract surgery and after cataract surgery (so that's 2 refractions that Medicare doesn't pay for). Medicare does pay for A-scan testing before cataract surgery though. Find out the exact names of the tests you're being billed $300 for and call Medicare at 1-800-633-4227 to ask if you have to pay out of pocket for them (unless you're told the $300 is for 2 refractions).
lin59
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And other than that $300, you shouldn't have to pay anything except for maybe the eye drops which are very expensive and not covered in full (by my insurance at least - maybe Plan C will cover them though, I'm not sure). The suggestion to call AARP's insurance division is a good one also.
janice30449 Shae280
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Call AARP Supplemental & ask how much they cover, I had to pay $300 for a regular lens in my left eye with my insurance & $900 for a TORIC lens in my right eye.
Shae280 janice30449
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