House is contracted with Blue Cross/Blue Shield. In my case, it was Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Hawaii (Hawaii Medical Service Association).
House will send you a one page summary of the estimated cost. You can call Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois and ask them to double check that House Clinic is listed as a contract provider. The House Clinic Financial Office can assist.
Also need to check which hospital, your doctors what to use. Typically, the House doctors will use St Vincent (across the street from the House Clinic). However, recently, some House doctors have been performing surgery at Cedars Sinai. Cost will include the surgerical service; ICU and regular Hospital room; Physical Therapy; and Lab/X-ray.
Also need to confirm who the neurosurgeon will be. Dr. Schwartz is on the House Clinic staff. Dr. Hitzberger is independent. You might want to ask your doctors which Anesthesia Service they will use too.
House Clinic works with Dr. Stefan (upstairs in the Clinic building). Dr. Stefan is internal medicine. He will do a pre-surgery physical (includes EKG, pulmunary function test, blood work up and chest X-ray). He will also visit you in the Hospital post-surgery. You will also visit him in his office before you leave LA. He is contracted with Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
