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 Your bill from MUSC will represent hospital charges only. Your bill may include charges for the facility, supplies, medicine, nursing care, x-rays, lab work and therapies. Your bill will not include charges from physicians. You will receive a separate bill from University Medical Associates for the doctor’s fee.
Provider-Based Designation:
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and University Medical Associates (UMA) are considered “provider-based” by the federal government. This means the provider, MUSC Medical Center, owns the space where the doctor works. When you go to a UMA doctor, you will be seen in an MUSC outpatient hospital clinic. As a result of this, you will receive two bills for the care you receive. One bill will come from MUSC for the facility, supplies, medicines, or nursing care. Another bill will come from UMA for the doctor’s fee.
Many insurance plans pay for health care services provided in an outpatient hospital clinic differently than those provided in a doctor’s office. Your insurance plan may require you to meet your annual deductible before it pays for healthcare services you receive in an outpatient hospital clinic. Your insurance company may also require you to pay a percentage of the bill, called co-insurance, rather than just an office co-payment. If you have questions about how your insurance will cover outpatient hospital clinic visits and how much you will have to pay, please call your insurance provider directly. Important! You may receive additional bills from physicians who treated you when services were rendered at MUSC. For questions concerning your physician’s bill, please contact University Medical Associates at (843) 792-6200.
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