Billing & Insurance
Texas and federal law protect patients who seek emergency care. Coverage is based on your symptoms as a reasonable person would judge them, not on the final diagnosis, so you do not have to be certain it is an emergency before coming in. Come in first; we will work through the billing with you afterward.
Facility Notice
- This facility is a freestanding emergency medical care facility.
- This facility charges rates comparable to a hospital emergency room and may charge a facility fee.
- This facility or a physician providing medical care at this facility may be an out-of-network provider for the patient's health benefit plan provider network.
- The physician providing medical care at this facility may bill separately from this facility for the medical care provided to a patient.
- We accept most major insurance and bill your insurer directly. Some plans may consider this facility out-of-network.
Aviso del Centro e Informacion del Seguro
- Este centro es un centro de atencion medica de emergencia independiente.
- Este centro cobra tarifas comparables a las de una sala de emergencia de un hospital y puede cobrar una tarifa de instalacion.
- Este centro o un medico que brinda atencion medica en este centro puede ser un proveedor fuera de la red para el proveedor del plan de beneficios de salud del paciente.
- El medico que brinda atencion medica en el centro puede facturar por separado de este centro por la atencion medica brindada a un paciente.
- Algunos planes de beneficios de salud pueden considerar este centro fuera de la red.
Default Fee Schedules
In compliance with price transparency requirements, our default fee schedules are available on request.
To request a copy of our default fee schedules, please call us at (713) 660-0001 or email info@bellaireer.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
What insurance does Bellaire ER accept?
Bellaire ER is a freestanding emergency room and, per our posted facility notice, we may be considered out-of-network by some insurance plans. That affects billing, not whether we treat you. For emergency services, federal law caps your cost sharing at in-network amounts and bars balance billing; your deductible, copay, and coinsurance still apply. To confirm how your plan processes a claim, call the member services number on your insurance card. We are committed to working with you on billing questions.
Does Bellaire ER offer self-pay pricing?
Yes. We can discuss self-pay costs with you before treatment when possible, and our default fee schedules are available on request. Uninsured patients also have separate federal protections, including good-faith estimates. Please ask our staff about payment options, but never delay care for a true emergency to sort out payment first.
Will I receive separate bills from the facility and the physician?
Yes. The physician providing medical care at this facility may bill separately from the facility for the medical care provided to a patient. You may receive separate statements for facility charges and physician professional fees.
Questions about a specific plan
Bellaire ER accepts most major insurance and bills your insurer directly. Some plans may still process the visit as out-of-network. That is your plan’s decision, and we tell you before treatment. These pages answer the questions patients most often ask about each carrier, with the same protections explained above.
Questions about your bill?
Our billing team is happy to help at 5302 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX 77401.