Lawrence Park OB/GYN

Main Line Health's chargemaster does not include services provided by physicians or advanced practice providers, who treat you while you are at the hospital or outpatient setting. You may receive separate bills from the doctors involved in your care. A partial list of the healthcare providers who may bill you separately include: 

• Your personal physician or advanced practice provider
• The surgeon who performs your procedure as well as the anesthesiologist
• The radiologist who reads your x-rays or other imaging studies such as an MRI or CT scan
• Other physicians who may have been asked to provide a consultation during your time in the hospital

The list of charges is the same for all patients. However, total charges incurred for each individual patient often vary from one patient to the other for several reasons including: 

• How long it takes to perform the service or how long it takes you to recover in the hospital
• Whether the service you receive is more, or less complex than expected
• The kinds of medication you require while you are hospitalized
• The consumption of other resources such as supplies, pharmacy, etc.

The chargemaster is not a useful tool for consumers who are comparison shopping between hospitals. Main Line Health employs financial counselors and other resources to help our patients understand their financial obligations. We encourage our patients to refer to the list of 300 shoppable services for reference. Main Line Health is ready to help patients and their families understand their financial obligations at any time during or after the treatment process.

Yes, charges are very different from payments. Chargemaster amounts are almost never billed to a patient or received as payment for services by Main Line Health. The chargemaster amounts are billed to an insurance company, Medicare, or Medicaid, and those insurers then apply their contracted rates to the charges that are billed. In situations where a patient does not have insurance, our hospitals offer financial assistance and discounted self-pay rates available to our patients.

Patients can find more information about the chargemaster, what your care will cost you or Main Line Health's Financial Assistance Policy by visiting mainlinehealth.org/patient-services. You may also contact the Patient Estimate team at 484.337.1970. Access price estimators for shoppable services.