Dogmom0926
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Thanks. I was wondering if you could pay buy credit card. The bill doesn't seem to indicate this as an option. Here there would be a box to fill in with your number and you could mail it back. My mom used to work at a hospital and is friends with a Spanish translator so I might be able to get her to help me out.I have had medical bills from France. Fortunately my wife has fluent French: she telephoned the hospital and was able to pay by credit card.
Usually the most important piece of info your bank needs, is the physical address of the bank in Spain.I received a bill for my ER visit from 4 months ago and I'm wondering how to pay it. I see an option for a bank transfer but when I took the bill to my bank they said there wasn't enough information on the bill to do a wire transfer and an international wire transfer is $45 (my bill is only 74 euros). Is there another way I can pay this? I looked up international money orders online and it looks like Spain doesn't take them. Has anybody gotten a medical bill once you got home and if so how did you end up paying for it? They sent it via registered letter so it seems like they are serious about getting paid.
In 2014, my wife needed treatment for blisters and we used the ER at Pamplona. We tried to pay that day but we were told ( via translation software on a computer) that they could not take the payment....they would send us the bill. Two months later the bill arrived. The cost was about 70 euros. Our bank in Canada was able to wire the payment to the hospital with the info provided --no names, just an invoice number. The transaction was pricey ( $30 Cdn) but the payment went through.I received a bill for my ER visit from 4 months ago and I'm wondering how to pay it. I see an option for a bank transfer but when I took the bill to my bank they said there wasn't enough information on the bill to do a wire transfer and an international wire transfer is $45 (my bill is only 74 euros). Is there another way I can pay this? I looked up international money orders online and it looks like Spain doesn't take them. Has anybody gotten a medical bill once you got home and if so how did you end up paying for it? They sent it via registered letter so it seems like they are serious about getting paid.
Had I known what I was about to go through in my attempt to pay them, I certainly would have done the same. I was fortunate that in the end, my bank waived the $45 fee because they knew the time and money I had already put into my 'due diligence'. But the care I received was more than satisfactory. They were great. And then little Spanish I had learned certainly helped.I received a E115 bill from Leon University Hospital for emergency treatment. I got that sum in cash in Euros from my local bank. I mailed the cash to Spain. It was received w/o any problem.
I might not have done that had the bill been much higher!
(BTW, the treatment I received was world-class.)
Our bank in Canada was able to wire the payment to the hospital with the info provided --no names, just an invoice number. The transaction was pricey ( $30 Cdn) but the payment went through.
I would expect that a bank draft purchased in euros would suffice.
I believe the Swift code is for a wire transfer as opposed to a money orderMy bank was also very happy that there was a SWIFT number on the invoice. I have no idea what it's for but they were happy.
Ron
Not sure why you were unable to pay the account "on the spot . I attended the Salamanca University Hospital back in May 2013. They gave me an invoice at the conclusion of the treatment. I came back later in the day with the E104.30. Yes the account did have the bank transfer/BSB details but they were more than happy to take the cash " on the spot" .In 2014, my wife needed treatment for blisters and we used the ER at Pamplona. We tried to pay that day but we were told ( via translation software on a computer) that they could not take the payment....they would send us the bill. Two months later the bill arrived. The cost was about 70 euros. Our bank in Canada was able to wire the payment to the hospital with the info provided --no names, just an invoice number. The transaction was pricey ( $30 Cdn) but the payment went through.
I would expect that a bank draft purchased in euros would suffice.
Have you checked with your bank to see if you could buy Euro travelers checks? I'd think the hospital would accept them as they are considered the same as cash, but safer to send in the mail.
I put in a claim with the holder of my medical insurance and in turn received a 12 page form to fill out!. Because my bill wasn't a large amount, I opted to pay myself then claim it on my tax return.My wife has used medical services in Spain, France and Portugal, including Xray, Doctors, stitches, injections, perscriptions, on and on, the cost compared to the U.S. were always minimal, which we paid at the time. When we returned to the U.S. we sent the bill to our health insurance company and they reimbursed us in total. It has never been a problem.
I received a bill for my ER visit from 4 months ago and I'm wondering how to pay it. I see an option for a bank transfer but when I took the bill to my bank they said there wasn't enough information on the bill to do a wire transfer and an international wire transfer is $45 (my bill is only 74 euros). Is there another way I can pay this? I looked up international money orders online and it looks like Spain doesn't take them. Has anybody gotten a medical bill once you got home and if so how did you end up paying for it? They sent it via registered letter so it seems like they are serious about getting paid.
I walked 800 kms in gratitude…. Those of us who received medical bills, there was no system whereby to pay cash, so we waited for bills. It really depends on where you are getting treatment. As I said in earlier posts. my treatment was wonderful and I was more than grateful. It just took two months to pay it. Their choice…note mine.I would like to thank the Portuguese and Spanish doctors and assistance for the excellent care provided to my wife's poor battered feet. We paid for the dressings with cash and the help with gratitude......... Willy/Utah/USA
Interesting thread. We met plenty of pilgrims who told us they were charged nothing for medical care on the Camino. I wonder if they received bills after getting home. I had two experiences. Attended clinic in Fromista, during "pilgrim hours" and had to pay e76 cash up front to see a doctor. Turns out they couldn't do anything as the nearest xray was 55k away, still was charged the e76. This was in Sept and I still haven't received reimbursement from my insurance co. At the hospital in Sarria I was told in order to see a doctor, to expect a bill in excess of e300 when I returned home. I decided it wasn't worth it, as it was a pre-exisiting injury not covered by insurance, but the dr saw me briefly for free. These experiences, and talking to others, reinforced for me the necessity for travel medical insurance, however the charges in Spain seemed quite reasonable. Good luck in getting your bill paid, how frustrating.I received a bill for my ER visit from 4 months ago and I'm wondering how to pay it. I see an option for a bank transfer but when I took the bill to my bank they said there wasn't enough information on the bill to do a wire transfer and an international wire transfer is $45 (my bill is only 74 euros). Is there another way I can pay this? I looked up international money orders online and it looks like Spain doesn't take them. Has anybody gotten a medical bill once you got home and if so how did you end up paying for it? They sent it via registered letter so it seems like they are serious about getting paid.
Believe it or not, there are clinics that do NOT offer cash payment….but I like your idea of return :>)My suggestion is to plan another trip and go and pay the bill in person . . .
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Yes, go and pay by credit card . . .Believe it or not, there are clinics that do NOT offer cash payment….but I like your idea of return :>)
It has already been paid. They specifically requested a wire transfer in Euros….no credit card. Please know that every situation and location is different…..Yes, go and pay by credit card . . .
Very well stated Christian.What I take home from this conversation is that the medical attention in Spain is very affordable, furthermore they trust us to pay the bill after we are long gone from their country. I'm glad to hear that we all made sure that the bills were paid once we got them.
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