Help with Medical bills

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Important: To improve your online billing experience, your professional and hospital bills will be combined and referred to as your medical bills.

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You’ll get a bill after most visits. It will show the charges for the services you got, what you paid, what your health plan paid, and the amount you owe. Depending on the care you received, you may get a medical bill, a dental bill or a venture bill. If you’ve signed up for electronic or paperless billing, you’ll get an email alert instead of a paper bill.

Please call the number that appears on your bill or contact Member Services.

You can view your plan benefits online. For other questions, contact Member Services.

Information such as your coverage dates and the status of your membership can be found in the Member information section of your Profile & Preferences. For other questions, contact Member Services.

For help with other questions or information, contact Member Services.

There are a number of convenient features that are available to members. Through the Kaiser Permanente website and mobile app, you can:

View medical bills
View the total balance and amounts due
Pay bills using a saved payment method
Receive an instant payment confirmation
Track medical bill payments
View the last payment made
Set up, manage, and view payment plan details
Get answers to frequently asked questions

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There may be up to three different types of bills on your Billing Summary page.

Medical bills refers to charges for services received from:
- Physicians or other clinicians, including doctor’s office visits
- Laboratory or radiology tests
- An allied health professional such as a physical therapist or occupational therapist
- For members in California, Hawaii, and Northwest Washington: You may receive charges for services received at a hospital such as being a hospital patient, spending time in hospital bed, or if any supplies may have been used related to your care.
Dental bills are a type of professional bill and refers to charges for services received from dental care providers.
Venture bills are also a type of professional bill and refers to charges for cosmetic services.

This column lists any adjustments and payments made based upon your plan benefits.

Pharmacy and medical bills must be paid separately. You can make Pharmacy payments by going to the Pharmacy section of our website or mobile app, but you must visit Billing and Claims to pay your medical bills.

Any services received or billed after your statement date will not appear on your statement or online. These services and associated payments will appear on a future statement. Your online payments can be found in the Payments tab of the Billing and payment details section for each bill. Depending on where you received services, you may get a medical bill, a dental bill, a venture bill, or a combination of all three.

Sometimes, it can take several weeks to process the bill after a visit to a doctor’s office or hospital, depending on your health plan benefits and the services you received.

To view your billing history:

Go to the Billing and Claims main page.
Select the View and Pay button.
From the Billing Summary page, select View billing and payment details from a medical bill.
Navigate to the Details tab to view your charges.

Note: For a full list of charges that have appeared on a medical billing statement, navigate to the Statements tab, or visit My Documents to view older statements.

The amount due is the amount you owe that is due by a specific date.

The total balance is the total amount you owe, including charges shown on your most recent statement. It also includes payments you've made as of today towards that balance. It may not include pending charges or payments.

To make an online payment toward a medical bill:

Visit the Billing and Claims main page.
Select the View and Pay button.
From your Billing Summary, select the Pay button to make a payment toward that bill.

There are several other convenient options to pay your medical bills.

Mobile: Download the Kaiser Permanente app from your preferred app site to conveniently and securely view and pay your medical bills through your mobile device anytime.
By mail: Send your payment in the return envelope that came with your bill or use the address listed on your statement.
By phone: Call the number listed on your billing statement or the Member Services phone number listed on the back of your ID card.

If you receive new medical bill services after setting up a payment plan, the new bill charge will be automatically added to your payment plan balance. Select Manage payment plan to make changes to an existing payment plan.

To view a history of your bill payments:

Visit the Billing and Claims main page.
Select the View and Pay button.
From your Billing Summary, select View billing and payment details for any bill.
Navigate to the Payments tab.
Select the range of dates you would like to view past payments.

Note: To download and print a detailed report of your medical payments, go to your Medical payment summary.

We accept the following payment methods:

Checking account
Savings account
Credit or debit cards
Visa
Master Card
Discover
American Express
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

If you plan to use an HSA, HRA, or FSA to pay your bill, please keep copies of your Explanation of Benefits (EOB), Statement of Accumulation (SOA), and other documentation for reimbursement and tax purposes.

When paying your medical bills online, you can either choose another saved payment method on file or add a new one.

To add a new payment method:

Select the Add payment method radio button from the “Add your payment method” screen.
Enter your credit card information.
Note: If you would like to use a checking or savings account as a payment method, select the add a checking/savings account link on the page and then enter your bank account information.
Select the Next button.

Before you submit your medical bill payment, you may want to change the payment method you’ve selected. From the “You’re almost done!” screen:

Select the Change your payment method link.
Select another saved payment method on file or select the Add payment method radio button to add a new one.

Download the Kaiser Permanente app at no cost from your preferred app site. If you’re already registered on kp.org, you’re all set to start using your Kaiser Permanente app.

If you’re not registered on kp.org, go to kp.org/registernow to set up your account. Then, use your new user ID and password to activate the app and start managing your finances.

No. Because we apply your health plan benefits before we send you a bill, we ask that you pay only the balance shown on your current billing statement. This will also help you keep track of your bills and payments, and makes it easier for us to help you, should you have a question about your bill.

To set up a payment plan for a medical bill with an eligible balance:

Visit the Billing and Claims main page.
Select the View and pay button.
From your Billing Summary, select the Set up a payment plan button.

Additionally, you can set up a monthly payment plan by contacting Kaiser Permanente Member Services at the phone number on your medical bill.

When setting up a payment plan, an amount will be suggested to you. You can edit this amount to pay more per month; however, you cannot change your monthly payments to be lower than the allowed minimum amount for your current amount due.

When setting up a payment plan, you can enter the day of each month that you would like your automatic payments to go through. If you don’t enter a day of the month, your scheduled payments will automatically default to a certain day of each month.

If you are setting up a payment plan for a professional bill, your payment date will automatically default to the 15th of every month.

If you are setting up a payment plan for a hospital bill, your payment date will automatically default to the 7th day after your statement date. For example, if your statement is received on the 5th of every month, then your payment plan payment date would be on the 12th of every month.

To cancel an existing payment plan, contact Member Services.

When setting up a payment plan, we will calculate the number of payments required to pay off your payment plan balance. If your payment plan balance shows as $0.00 on the Billing and Claims page, then your payment plan balance has been paid off.

Depending on your circumstances, you may qualify for Kaiser Permanente’s Medical Financial Assistance (MFA) Program, which helps eligible patients pay for medically necessary health care services received at Kaiser Permanente facilities. For more information or to apply, call the MFA Program at 1-800-390-3507 (TTY 711), Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time. MFA application processing and notification may take up to 45 days from the date the application is mailed or faxed.

If you have an existing payment plan, new charges from medical services will automatically be added to your payment plan balance. Keep in mind that this won’t change your monthly payment amount but will extend the life of your payment plan.

To makes changes to your payment plan, including adding new hospital charges to your payment plan balance:

Visit the Billing and Claims main page.
Select the View and Pay button.
From the Billing Summary page, locate the bill you would like to edit.
Select Manage payment plan to edit the payment plan for that bill.

If you have new charges from medical services you’ve received, these charges will be automatically added to your payment plan balance. From the the Billing Summary page, you can select Manage payment plan to change the date each month that your payment will process, the monthly payment amount, or the payment method for an existing payment plan.

If your credit card is about to expire, you will see a notification that you must update the payment method used for your payment plan.

Select Manage payment plan.
Select the Next button
From the Add your payment method screen, select another saved payment method on file, or add a new one.
After you update your payment plan, return to your Billing Summary screen and select Manage payment plan.
Select the Next button
Delete the old payment method by selecting Manage saved payment methods.

If you have an active payment plan, you can either choose another saved payment method on file or add a new one.

To change the payment method used for an existing payment plan:

Select Manage payment plan from your Billing Summary page.
Select the radio button for another saved payment method from the “Add your payment method” screen.

To add a new payment method for an active payment plan:

Select the Add payment method radio button from the “Add your payment method” screen.
Enter your credit card information.
Note: If you would like to use a checking or savings account as a payment method, select the add a checking / savings account link on the page and then enter your bank account information.
Select the Next button.
Select the Change your payment method link.
Select the Manage my payment methods link.
Select Delete to remove your old payment method.
Select the Back button.
Finally, select the Next button and proceed with updating your payment plan.

The payment methods on file for payment plans only apply toward medical bills. These saved payment methods can’t be used to make payments toward pharmacy charges or for Express check-in.

Any updates you make to a saved payment method will only affect your medical bill payments. An updated payment method cannot be used for pharmacy charges or Express check-in.