Billing Information

SBT Diagnostic Centers bills most insurance plans including Medicare, Medicaid, Managed Care and most HMO managed care.  Managed care patients need to acquire authorization from their primary care physician. Please contact your PCP to gain prior billing authorization. Patients are responsible for all co-payments and deductibles not paid by their insurance plans

Before Your Exam:

When you call to schedule your appointment please provide information from your Insurance card at that time. Please bring all of your insurance information with you to your exam. We require you to pay any co-pay amount at the time of your exam.

Certain medical plans require you to have a written authorization from your primary care physician. If your insurance plan requires a pre-authorization from your physician, please bring that authorization with you.

Billing Your Insurance:

We will bill your insurance company for your diagnostic  ultrasound exam. How much your plan pays for our services depends upon the plan design. You may want to contact your insurance company for coverage information before your exam. Certain medical plans require you to have a written authorization from your primary care physician. please bring that authorization with you.

We also bill your secondary insurance when you are covered by more than one insurance carrier. Please provide this information with your initial call to schedule the appointment. Please bring your insurance information with you to your exam.

For your convenience, we accept MasterCard ,VISA, American Express and Discover. We do not accept debit cards other than those that display the MasterCard or VISA logo.

SBT Diagnostic Centers accepts most major insurance plans and managed care plans (HMOs and PPOs).

If You Have Medicare Coverage:

We accept Medicare if you have Medicare coverage we will bill Medicare for your services. You will be responsible for paying any unmet deductible and the Medicare co-insurance amount. Many times patients may have a secondary insurance coverage that will pay some or all of the Medicare co-insurance amount.

Contacting the Billing Office:

If you have any questions or special needs with regard to billing, we welcome you to call, write, or email our billing Department:

SBT Diagnostic Centers
ATTN: Carolyn Vickers
9121 W. 159th Street
Orland Hills, IL 60487
Office (708) 248-8322
Fax (708) 248-8323
E-Mail: C.Vickers@sbtdiagnosticcenters.com

Billing Office Hours

Monday - Friday: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

SBT Diagnostic Centers is contracted with most insurance companies and accepts Medicare assignments and will bill medical insurance companies directly for the convenience of the patient.

SBT Diagnostic Centers is interested in joining other managed health care programs in order to better serve your patients. We welcome any suggestions. Please call our billing specialist Carolyn Vickers at (708) 248-8322.