General, Gastrointestinal, Oncologic, & Laparoscopic Surgery
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Payment and Insurance
Telephone Calls
Prescriptions


Payment and Insurance
Payment is due at the time of service. We accept Visa, MasterCard, as well as cash and personal checks. If your visit is covered by health insurance, we can file your insurance claim if you bring your plan's membership card.
Our physicians are on the panels of most health plans in this area. In addition, we accept assignment of benefits from Medicare, Medicaid, and worker's compensation. If you're covered by more than one insurance plan, bring a membership card for each.

Telephone Calls
We request that calls regarding appointments, billing inquiries, and routine medical matters be made during office hours. After business hours, if an urgent problem develops, call 412-281-2255. Our answering service will contact Dr. Sell or Dr. McKeating with your call. Please provide them with all relevant information regarding your condition. Of course, in a life-threatening situation, it is best to go to hospital emergency room nearest you. For families that have a hospitalized relative, we ask that you designate one family member who will solely communicate with the doctors reading their condition. If the designated member is unable to talk with the doctor during his daily hospital rounds a message can be left with our office. Please be sure to leave relevant phone numbers and the times you will be available at those numbers.

Prescriptions
Medications will not be prescribed without the benefit of a physical exam, and they will not be renewed if you have not been examined within a 6 -12 month time frame, as this would not be consistent with the practice of good medicine.
If your prescription is renewable, please be sure to contact our office at least 2 - 3 days before depletion of your medication. This will ensue that the office staff has sufficient time to obtain approval from our doctors. No narcotic prescriptions will be filled after hours or on weekends.
 
1501 Locust Street, Suite 304 - Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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