Professional Services Billing
Payments for physician and other professional services are separate from those due to The Women’s Center at University Community Hospital. You should ask your physician about his or her billing practices and fees. You will receive separate bills for professional services, which may include:

• Obstetrician
• Gynecologist
• Radiologist
• Pediatrician
• Neonatologist
• Anesthesiologist
• Perinatologist
• Pathologist
• Laboratory
• Cardiologist

Maternity Cash Discount Program
To help meet the financial obligations of your stay, The Women’s Center offers a Maternity Cash Discount program. Payments through this program are based on your expected length of stay and/or method of delivery. To qualify you must:

• Complete the pre-admission process by the fifth month of pregnancy
• Pay the package price 30 days before being admitted
• Show no signs of maternity or newborn complications

The Maternity Cash Discount Program applies only to those patients who are uninsured. You no longer qualify for our cash discount program if you require a hospital stay of more than three days or your baby is admitted to the Level II or Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

If you need additional services, you will have to pay for them separately. Charges are in addition to any previously paid cash discount prices. These services include:

• Tubal ligation
• Circumcision
• Pre-delivery testing

For prepaid cash discount pricing only, please our Financial Assistance Coordinator, at (813) 615-7045.

Discharge
Any unanticipated account balance is due when you are discharged from the hospital. If you are taking advantage of the cash discount program, a cashier will review your bill to verify that you still qualify. If your hospital stay was longer than anticipated, you can pay the remaining balance and still benefit from our cash discount program. You may request an itemized statement of charges from our Customer Service Department at (813) 615-7848.

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