Business Services

Here at Spine Group Orlando we recognize that complex billing procedures and payment methods can be confusing and frustrating for most people. We hope you find the following information about our financial policies and billing procedures helpful.

Insurance Plans

Our doctors participate in various health insurance plans, including:

  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Worker's Compensation
  • No-Fault
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Cigna
  • GHI
  • HIP
  • Magnacare
  • Oscar
  • Oxford
  • United Healthcare
  • 1199

Please call our office at 321-939-0222 for more information.

Hospital Affiliations

Our doctors have privileges at the following hospitals:

  • Advent Health
  • Orlando Health
  • HCA Lake Nona

Credit Policy

We share our patients’ concern over the increasing costs of medical care and thus we strive to keep our fees reasonable and customary. If you have any questions about your bill with Spine Group Orlando, please ask us. You are responsible for payment of your account even if you have insurance; your insurance contract is an agreement between you and your insurance company.

Depending on your contract with your insurance company, you may be required to make a co-payment or pay a deductible amount. Co-payments are required on the date of service. Insurance payments paid directly to the provider will be applied to your account. If there is a balance remaining you will receive a billing statement.

Billing

Our statements are sent out on a monthly basis through our business office. All charges are due and payable within 30 days of receipt.

Please contact us if payment in full would be a financial hardship. We will set up a payment arrangement with you.

For billing inquiries, office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Referrals

If your insurance plans require a referral for you to see a physician at Spine Group Orlando; this must be obtained from your primary care physician. Patients are responsible for making sure a referral is in place before services are received. Our business office has referral coordinators available if further assistance is needed.

Appointment Cancellation Policy

Our goal is to provide quality medical care in a timely manner. In order to do so we have had to implement an appointment cancellation policy. This policy enables us to better utilize available appointments for our patients in need of medical care.

In order to be respectful of the medical needs of the Spine Group Orlando please be courteous and call promptly if you are unable to attend an appointment. This time will be reallocated to someone who is in need of treatment. This is how we can best serve the needs of all our patients.

If it is necessary to cancel your scheduled appointment we require that you call by 10 a.m., one (1) working day in advance. Appointments are in high demand, and your early cancellation will give another person the possibility to have access to timely medical care.

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Maahir Haque, MD is recognized as a leader in the field of minimally invasive spine surgery. At Spine Group Orlando, Dr. Maahir Haque also provides second opinions for spine surgery and MRI reviews for those with back pain and neck pain. Dr. Haque emphasizes non-surgical options for back pain and neck pain where possible. This can include accessing a back pain specialist with expertise in pain-relieving spinal injections and spine therapists. Spine therapy can include back stretches that can be a future home remedy for back pain or neck pain. If spine surgery is necessary because of a herniated disc, spinal fracture, or spinal stenosis, Dr. Maahir Haque operates through tubular retractors that reduce the size of the incision, lessen blood loss, reduce time in the hospital, speed return to activity with a less painful recovery. This spine surgery expertise enables many patients to have outpatient spine surgery and be home the same day. Spine Group Orlando and Dr. Maahir Haque provides artificial disc replacement in the neck using the Mobi-C disc implant, the first FDA-approved disc for multiple levels in the neck. Prodisc-C is also used for artificial disc replacement in the cervical spine. Dr. Haque is also one of the few spine surgeons in Orlando, Florida to provide lumbar artificial disc replacement using the Prodisc-L artificial disc. Dr. Haque is also referred patients from across Orlando and north central Florida for artificial disc replacement surgery as an alternative to spinal fusion. Accordingly, Dr. Haque's patients travel from across north central Florida, including: Orlando; Jacksonville; Tallahassee; Lakeland; Gainesville; Tampa; Daytona Beach; and Cocoa Beach. The spine center, as a destination for medical tourism for some international patients from Mexico and the Caribbean, can provide recommendations to out-of-town patients on nearby hotels and tourist attractions. Dr. Haque is featured on the national site CentersforArtificialDisc.com as an author on the subject of artificial disc replacement for herniated discs in the neck. The Centers for Artificial Disc web site has content specific to disc replacement options and alternatives to spinal fusion. Click here to visit the Centers for Artificial Disc.