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North Georgia Medical Center & Gilmer Nursing Home Business Office
North Georgia Medical Center & Gilmer Nursing Home’s Business Office will file insurance claims for our patients. We ask that you do the following:

Present your insurance card at the time of registration.
Prior to admission, please review your insurance carrier’s requirement for pre-certification and/or pre-authorization. (Insurance carriers often reduce benefit payments if their specified procedure is not followed.)

Other Bills You May Receive
In addition to your hospital bill, you may receive a direct bill from your physician or other physicians for services rendered such as radiology, anesthesiology, and pathology. These physicians may or may not be participants in your insurance plan. Please contact your member service representative with your insurance carrier for coverage determination. Specific inquiries regarding bills for these services may be directed to:

Radiology
U.S. Teleradiology
1175 Peachtree Street NE
100 Colony Square
Suite 1425
Atlanta, GA 30361
404-870-2802

Anesthesiology
North Side Cherokee Anesthesiology Consultants
770-720-5247
Billing Questions: 800-303-7651

Pathology/Lab
SouthEastern Pathology, P.C.
Dr. Steve Hom, Dr. Rick Swiger, Dr. Chris Kligora, Dr. Erin Thibault, Dr. Susan Shirley
Billing Questions: 706-291-8702, 800-225-8702
Fax: 706-291-6514
www.sepath.com

North Georgia Emergency Room Physicians Group
NG ER Pysicians Billing
P.O. Box 203365
Houston, TX 77216-3365
877-693-5600

Costs Not Covered
Payments for cost not covered by your insurance plan will be requested upon discharge and at time of service. These may be co-payments, deductibles, private room differences, cost shares, etc. Methods of payment are as follows: Cash, check, Visa, MasterCard and American Express.



Contact Us
If you have questions regarding your hospital bill, please call our Customer Service Representative. Business office hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Telephone Number: 706-276-4741

Medicare Patients:
Lynn Cox - Last Names Starting with A-K, Ext. 6211
Vera Watkins - Last Names Starting with L-Z, Ext. 6337

Medicaid Patients:
Tina Gaddis - Ext. 6260

Commercial Patients:
Judy Pritchett - Last Names Starting with A-K, Ext. 6328
Sharon Titus - Last Names Starting with L-Z, Ext. 6350

Private Pay Patients:
Betty Burgess - Ext. 6215



How to Make a Payment
Patient Account Representatives are available to assist you Monday through Friday from 9:00AM to 5:00PM.

Please call 706-276-4741 if you need assistance.

Payments can be made by:

Option 1:
Mail payment to -
North Georgia Medical Center & Gilmer Nursing Home
1362 South Main Street
Ellijay, GA 30540
DO NOT SEND CASH IN THE MAIL

Option 2:
Pay in person -
North Georgia Medical Center & Gilmer Nursing Home
Business Office
1362 South Main Street
Ellijay, GA 30540

Option 3:
Pay On Line by Credit Card NOW!

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