General Patient Info:

Cash patients desiring services from SCTBJC would need to provide payment up front for services, sign a patient agreement and fill out medical history forms before being seen by the medical provider. In addition, there may be other patient forms or requirements from the facility where the patient is seen.

SCTBJC is committed to providing top notch patient services. Once a patient has fulfilled his/her requirements there will be significant access to the physician and our commitment to try our best to meet or exceed patient expectations in regards to the clinical care provided.

There can be no guarantees in medicine, but our pledge is to go the extra mile to resolve your problem and to be honest and upfront in everything we do. We are committed to patient autonomy and will include the patient in all medical decision-making and will try our very best to explain your medical condition and treatment options in a clear way. We will strive to answer any questions asked in plain, easy to understand language. See our Patients Bill of Rights for more info!

Fees and Charges

Charges would be reasonable and based on a formula derived from RVUs obtained from CPT codes. Initial consultation charges would range between $300-$500, depending on the time allotted and the complexity of the visit.   Fracture care would be a 90 day global charge with the initial consultation fee being applied towards the charge. Surgeries would be billed under the same model. X-ray and imaging charges would be the responsibility of the patient.  A bundled price can be arranged for major surgeries that would include surgeon fees, anesthesia fees and facility fees.   This rate would be arranged in advance with providers and facilities.  Financing is available for patients that qualify and arrangements can be made to accept major credit cards.



Patient Resources:

Ortho Info (Patient Handouts and Information from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

If you go on orthoinfo.org you can click on any part of the body and get information in English or Español on any orthopaedic surgery topic written for lay people by Orthopaedic Surgeons.

BoneSmart.org Please let them know you wnat them to include me in their directory. This is a forum for patients interested in joint replacement, but they want $1000 to list me in their directory, despite that I think it is useful (I'm too cheap to give them $1000 right now!!!!).

Weight loss help:

MyFitnessPal.comThe best weight loss web site and set of apps out there in my opinion. I went from 234 lbs in 2010 to 158 lbs in 2012, and am now holding steady at 175 lbs since December 2012. The app works great if you don't cheat and track everything!

A Nation in Motion (a project from AAOS.org)

http://anationinmotion.org/ This is designed for patients so that they can keep moving.

Movement is Life Caucus:

http://www.movementislifecaucus.com

Weight of the Nation Films:

https://theweightofthenation.hbo.com/

American Diabetes Association:

http://www.diabetes.org/

Local Corpus Christi Chapter for ADA Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/ADACorpus

Smoking Cessation Programs:

http://smokefree.gov/

Here is the way I have been explained you can quit cold turkey: step 1 get a thick rubber band, step 2 apply to wrist, step 3 snap rubber band with excessive force every time you get a craving, step 4 repeat steps 1-3 until your skin is so raw you need a skin graft!

Getting your financial house in order:

The Motley Fool

http://www.fool.com I drank the Kool-Aid in 1997 and bought my first stock (AAPL in July of 1997, and still hold half my original shares bought, but alas back in those days I only had less than $3000 to invest, curious about my investment, see my blog: http://beta.fool.com/xerohype

Hey if you make money in the stock market then maybe you can pay your physician bills or afford to have that surgery you always wanted! Best money web site ever. Period.