Question

A patient has surgery for a knee replacement. Operating room charges are $3,286.00, anesthesia is $1,544.80, the charge for the hospital room for 3 days is $1,953.42 per day, medications total $1,297.59, and miscellaneous charges are $739.15. The insurance company pays $10,187.84.

A) $1,250.00
B) $1,500.00
C) $1,250.25
D) $1,500.50

Answer 1

The remaining balance is calculated by totaling the charges for the operating room, anesthesia, hospital room, medications, and miscellaneous charges, and then subtracting the amount paid by the insurance company. No typo or incorrect amount has been introduced, but the resulting balance of $2,539.96 does not match any of the provided answer choices, indicating a possible error in the question.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question requires calculating the remaining balance a patient owes after the insurance company has paid a portion of the medical expenses related to a knee replacement surgery.

Here is the step-by-step calculation:

1. Operating room charges: $3,286.00
2. Anesthesia: $1,544.80
3. Hospital room for 3 days: 3 x $1,953.42 = $5,860.26
4. Medications: $1,297.59
5. Miscellaneous charges: $739.15

Total charges calculated by adding the above amounts: $3,286.00 + $1,544.80 + $5,860.26 + $1,297.59 + $739.15 = $12,727.80.

The insurance company pays: $10,187.84.

Now, subtract the amount paid by insurance from the total charges to find the remaining balance: $12,727.80 - $10,187.84 = $2,539.96.

However, the numbers provided in the original question do not exactly match any of the remaining balance options (A, B, C, D). Therefore, there may be a possibility of a typo in the options provided or in the original question amounts. With the given information, the remaining balance calculated is not one of the provided options.