Understanding Your Healthcare Bill

If you’re like many Americans, you don’t know what an emergency department visit or a surgical procedure costs until a bill from a healthcare provider or a letter from your insurance plan arrives in the mail. This uncertainty can be stressful and make it hard to plan your personal or household finances.

Surprise Bill Record Keeping Form [PDF]

Your health insurer is your best guide, but to help patients better understand the cost of healthcare, Cape Cod Healthcare is providing clear information to consumers to help them determine the cost of their care.

This information will lead you to ask the right questions about healthcare prices, help you compare prices for a particular service and help you better understand and manage out-of-pocket costs for care.

Here, you can find information about consumer healthcare billing or download brochures from the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) for more information.

Understanding Healthcare Prices: a Consumer Guide

• For consumers with Health Insurance Coverage
• What to Know about Emergency Care
• In-Network and Out-of-Network Care
• For Medicare Beneficiaries
• For Consumers Who Don’t Have Health Insurance
• About Healthcare Quality
• Improving Price Information
• Definitions
• Resources

Avoiding Surprises in Your Medical Bills

• How could a medical bill be a surprise?
• What can you do to avoid an unexpected balance bill?
• Examples of typical procedures and the questions to ask to avoid surprises
• Planning for your procedure

Cape Cod Healthcare also provides a charge book of our services, in accordance with federal law.

These resources are for informational purposes only. Your health insurer will be your best source of information based on your coverage, deductible and other personal information.