Billing & Insurance

Billing, Questions & Information

You can pay your bill by calling our surgery center office at (518) 438-7638.* Alternatively, you can pay your bill by clicking here to access our secured payment portal.

*When calling our business office, please have all of your information ready for our helpful surgery center staff.

The Capital Region Ambulatory Surgery Center office is open 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday.
Office Phone for Capital Region Ambulatory Surgery Center: (518) 438-7638

For billing and insurance information for services at the Center for Advanced Ambulatory Surgery, visit: www.advancedambulatorysurgery.com

For all other inquiries, please call (518) 489-2666.

Health Insurance

The following is a list of many of the insurance companies we participate with:

  • Beacon Network
  • Blue Shield of Northeastern New York
  • Capital District Physicians' Health Plan
  • Empire BlueCross
  • Empire Plan
  • Fidelis
  • Humana
  • Martin's Point
  • Medicare/Railroad Medicare
  • Mohawk Valley Plan (MVP)
  • National Health Administrators
  • New York State Medicaid
  • New York State No-Fault
  • OccuNet
  • POMCO
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare
  • Wellcare
  • Workers' Compensation

About Your Bill

Will my insurance cover surgery in an outpatient setting?

Our ambulatory surgery center, Capital Region Ambulatory Surgery Center, charges a facility fee. This includes charges for the operation room, recovery room, and other services during your stay. This does not include fees charged by your surgeon, anesthesiologist, pathologist, radiologist, or miscellaneous charged items that would be billed separately, if applicable. Contact your insurance company in advance if you have any questions regarding coverage.

Anesthesia Group of Albany Information

Will I receive a bill after my surgery?

Based on your insurance coverage, a bill may be generated for the facility fee. This fee includes charges for the operation room, recovery room, and other services during your stay. It does not include fees charged by your surgeon, anesthesiologist, pathologist, radiologist, or other miscellaneous charged items. Please contact the billing office staff at Capital Region Ambulatory Surgery Center at (518) 438-7638 if you should have any questions regarding a bill that you received from the Capital Region Ambulatory Surgery Center. 

Credit Card Policy

Who do I contact if I have questions about my coverage?

Your insurance company is your first point of contact to answer any questions you may have about your coverage. If you still have questions, our surgery center employs an experienced business office staff that will be happy to provide you with as much information as possible. Please contact our surgery center at (518) 438-7638.