Wiki Accept or not accept of assignment

[DONNA GRIMM]

Is a physician legally bound to accept what the insurance company pays as payment in full less deductible and copays, for non-contracted insurance plans, if the "accept assignment" box on the HCFA is checked? If so, what do others offices do to handle patients being seen who have an insurance plan that the physician is not in-network with?

 

[mitchellde]

If you checked accept assignment, then that is what it means so no you cannot bill the patient for any excess.