Hospital Bill from Italy
Oct 8th, 2020, 10:15 AM
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MyriamC - I can't see anything that looks like a account number or BIC. I tried to attach the document here, hopefully it worked.
whitehall - This is the only bill I have ever seen. I don't know if this is legit, but at the time, my landlady said that she provided the hospital with some sort of number or documentation, for the purpose of the visit being charged to her "account. She said that since she is an Italian citizen, there would be little or no charge.
whitehall - This is the only bill I have ever seen. I don't know if this is legit, but at the time, my landlady said that she provided the hospital with some sort of number or documentation, for the purpose of the visit being charged to her "account. She said that since she is an Italian citizen, there would be little or no charge.
Oct 8th, 2020, 03:22 PM
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Phillyboy, AJ is right: the IBAN code is right in the middle of the letter.
They call Switch the BIC code, but it's there: BNLIITRR
You don't need anything else on transferwise.com and it will be way cheaper than a international transfer with an US bank. Assuming you find a way to make your US bank website swallow that an IBAN code is the account number in the EU.
The account holder is: Tesoriere ASP Messina, address: Via Dogali 26 - Messina - ME - Italia.
The Bank's corporate name is: Banca Nazionale del Lavoro aka BNL
As reason of payment you must enter: "prestazione 19784/2018 del 12/10/2018 P.O. San Vincenzo Taormina"
On transfwerwise you can send a copy of the transfer to the recipient, use the email written on the letter: [email protected]
A broken ankle is obviously a red code, that bill is about a green code.
They call Switch the BIC code, but it's there: BNLIITRR
You don't need anything else on transferwise.com and it will be way cheaper than a international transfer with an US bank. Assuming you find a way to make your US bank website swallow that an IBAN code is the account number in the EU.
The account holder is: Tesoriere ASP Messina, address: Via Dogali 26 - Messina - ME - Italia.
The Bank's corporate name is: Banca Nazionale del Lavoro aka BNL
As reason of payment you must enter: "prestazione 19784/2018 del 12/10/2018 P.O. San Vincenzo Taormina"
On transfwerwise you can send a copy of the transfer to the recipient, use the email written on the letter: [email protected]
My wife broke her ankle in Sicily and the emergency room service was free. We asked because we needed proof of service to claim reimbursement from our insurance.
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Oct 8th, 2020, 11:22 PM
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Account nbr. IBAN IT12W01... (the long number)
Bic code is what they call Switch: BNLIITRR
Oct 9th, 2020, 05:37 AM
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Falcio and MyriamC - thanks for the help, I think I can get it done from here.
AJPeabody - I agree that there would be no real consequences if I just ignored this and didn't pay, but even at 67 years old, I can still hear my father's voice in my head - "you know what's right". The medical care that my wife received in Italy was excellent, and the amount of this bill is a relative pittance. When I meet up with Pop again in the next life, he'll tell me he would have been disappointed if I didn't make every attempt to pay this.
AJPeabody - I agree that there would be no real consequences if I just ignored this and didn't pay, but even at 67 years old, I can still hear my father's voice in my head - "you know what's right". The medical care that my wife received in Italy was excellent, and the amount of this bill is a relative pittance. When I meet up with Pop again in the next life, he'll tell me he would have been disappointed if I didn't make every attempt to pay this.
Oct 10th, 2020, 02:02 AM
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phillyboy - maybe I'm feeling emotional but I love what you wrote about your Dad and doing what's right. That's incredibly important - to do what's right. I'm not just talking about a hospital bill but you probably guess that.
We visited a hospital on a Greek island when my husband was sick and were shocked at how third-world it was. Sitting waiting we were very apprehensive but the doctor was great, spoke perfect English and the bill was even less than yours. He told us what it had cost him for the same type of service when he was in America on holiday. Many, many times more.
We visited a hospital on a Greek island when my husband was sick and were shocked at how third-world it was. Sitting waiting we were very apprehensive but the doctor was great, spoke perfect English and the bill was even less than yours. He told us what it had cost him for the same type of service when he was in America on holiday. Many, many times more.
Oct 11th, 2020, 10:22 AM
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I have always had to pay before leaving a hospital or doctor in Europe (and Japan, Egypt), including Italy.Sometimes it was very little such as being in the ER treatment in Greece an hour and half being stitched up, billed 3€. Others were up to $2000. , paid before leaving. I was always given paperwork to file with trip insurance.
Oct 12th, 2020, 05:47 AM
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KayF - 
HappyTrvlr - We were not presented with any bill at the time of service in the hospital - maybe this had something to do with our landlady's presence and efforts as a citizen? They did carefully record our personal US health insurance information - company, account #, etc. A few months after the visit, we received a statement from our insurance company regarding the visit, showing a ridiculously low charge which was deducted from our Health Savings Account - it was something like 40 cents.
HappyTrvlr - We were not presented with any bill at the time of service in the hospital - maybe this had something to do with our landlady's presence and efforts as a citizen? They did carefully record our personal US health insurance information - company, account #, etc. A few months after the visit, we received a statement from our insurance company regarding the visit, showing a ridiculously low charge which was deducted from our Health Savings Account - it was something like 40 cents.
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Oct 13th, 2020, 05:36 AM
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When I left the hospital in Greece, the woman who gave me 3€ receipt said I could send it to my insurance company for reimbursement! And that 3€ also covered bandage changes and removal of stitches at various national hospitals around Greece for almost two more weeks.
