Price Transparency and Patient Billing
At Space Coast Heart & Vascular Surgery Center, we take our patients' privacy, financial rights, and price transparency seriously.
In compliance with federal guidelines and the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), please review our billing policies, pricing resources, and estimate procedures below.
Service-Bundle Pricing (AHCA Pricefinder)
Florida state law requires health facilities to provide a direct hyperlink to the state's central health data clearinghouse to help patients compare pricing information across providers.
- Florida Health Price Finder: You can access the State of Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) pricing website directly at the Florida Health Price Finder Website. This tool allows consumers to review estimated average payment ranges across national, state, and county levels for defined bundles of services and procedures.
- Plain-Language Disclosure: The service-bundle information published on the Agency's pricing website is a non-personalized estimate of costs that may be incurred by patients and prospective patients for anticipated services. Actual facility costs will be based on the individual clinical findings, services, and medical supplies actually provided to the patient during care, and may be more or less than the typical bundle prices listed on the Agency's website.
How to Request a Personalized Cost Estimate
Patients and prospective patients have the right to request a personalized estimate of charges from Space Coast Heart & Vascular Surgery Center prior to receiving nonemergency care. Your actual out-of-pocket costs depend heavily on your specific medical needs, clinical findings, and health insurance coverage.
- Insured Patients: Per Florida Statute § 395.301, you have the right to request a personalized estimate of your out-of-pocket facility costs. We are legally required to provide this good faith estimate to you in writing or electronically within 7 business days of receiving your request. We encourage patients to also contact their health insurance provider to confirm cost-sharing responsibilities and network standing.
- Uninsured or Self-Pay Patients: You have the right to receive a formal Good Faith Estimate (GFE) under the federal CMS No Surprises Act before your surgery. This written estimate will be delivered to you within 1 to 3 business days of scheduling, or upon your inquiry.
How to Request: To request a personalized estimate, please obtain the specific CPT (procedure) code(s) for the services your physician anticipates performing and submit them, in writing, to our administrative team. Our specific contact information can be found on our Contact page.
Independent Provider & Ancillary Billing
Your total healthcare bill will consist of separate charges from different independent entities, which may not participate in the same health insurance plans or HMOs as the surgery center.
- Physician Fees & Practices: Practitioners bill separately for the professional services they provide to patients. Patients and prospective patients should contact their individual health care practitioners anticipated to provide services to them while at the center regarding:
- a personalized estimate of the practitioner's professional charges;
- the practitioner's billing practices; and
- the practitioner's participation with the patient's insurance provider or health maintenance organization (HMO).
- Network Independence: Each individual practitioner — not the facility — determines which insurance plans and HMOs they participate in. Patients are strictly responsible for contacting their performing physician directly to confirm network standing.
- Federal Protections: For scheduled self-pay or uninsured care, our administration will coordinate directly with any independent co-providers to include their estimated fees within your comprehensive Good Faith Estimate, as required by federal law.
Ancillary Services: Space Coast Heart & Vascular Surgery Center does not currently contract with anesthesia groups, and no billing is expected from these groups for services performed at our facility. Because these providers operate independently, no billing will be issued by our facility on their behalf. For any other contracted services, please contact the facility directly.
Practitioners and Medical Practice Groups Providing Services at This Center
The following health care practitioners and medical practice groups are contracted to provide services within Space Coast Heart & Vascular Surgery Center, grouped by specialty. Each listing includes the practitioner's office name, address, and phone number.
Cardiology Electrophysiology
- Dr. Ajit Janardhan
- Complete Cardiology Care1240 W Granada Boulevard, 2nd Floor, Ormond Beach, FL 32174
Interventional Cardiology
- Dr. Hany Heshmat Guirgis, MD
- Prestige Cardiology1765 BERGLUND LANE, MELBOURNE, FL 32940
- Dr. Biju Mathews, MD
- Florida Cardiovascular Association605 North Washington Ave, Suite 100, Titusville, FL 32796
- Dr. Amit Sharma, MD
- Florida Heart and Vascular Specialists3155 Suntree Blvd, Suiite 102, Rockledge, FL 32955
- Dr. Ravi Rao
- Heart Care Centers of Florida3822 S Washington Ave, Titusville, FL 32780
- Dr. Hong Jeong
Patient Billing Inquiries & Grievance Process
In accordance with Florida law, Space Coast Heart & Vascular Surgery Center maintains a standard internal review process for all patient billing questions and formal disputes.
- Billing Questions: Each patient has the right to receive an itemized statement detailing facility charges. If you have questions concerning your statement or bill, you may contact our billing department via the Contact page. The facility will review and respond to your questions in writing within 7 business days of receipt.
- Initiating a Formal Grievance: Patients have the right to formally dispute charges that appear on an itemized statement or bill. To initiate a formal billing grievance, you must submit your dispute in writing to our administrative team via the Contact page. The facility will provide an initial response to your formal grievance within 7 business days of submission.
- State Agency Review: If you are not satisfied with the facility's internal response to your billing grievance, you may forward your dispute to the state agency for external review. Complaints may be submitted to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) online via the AHCA Complaint Portal or by phone at (888) 419-3456.
Financial Assistance, Charity Care, and Collection Procedure
If you anticipate difficulty paying your out-of-pocket expenses, we offer options to help you manage your financial responsibility. These resources and payment arrangement details can be provided at our facility.
- Financial Assistance Policy: Space Coast Heart & Vascular Surgery Center does not offer a financial-assistance program at this time. The facility does not maintain a charity care policy.
- Government Programs: Space Coast Heart & Vascular Surgery Center participates in Medicare. The facility does not yet participate in the Medicaid program.
- Collection & Payment Plan Procedure: When a balance is owed, the facility will attempt to set up a mutually agreeable payment plan that allows the out-of-pocket cost to be paid over a number of months interest-free. The facility will send up to three (3) patient statements. As long as the agreed-upon monthly payment is made, additional monthly statements will continue to be sent, and your account will remain in good standing. If payments are not made on a regular monthly basis, the account may be referred to one of the collection agencies used by the facility for delinquent accounts.
Please note that per Florida law, the facility is strictly prohibited from initiating collections actions, adding interest fees, or reporting medical debt to credit bureaus while a formal billing grievance process is actively ongoing.