How Do I Schedule an Appointment?
Call us at (952) 368-3800, and we can get you in within a week!
How Soon Can I Get an Appointment?
We can offer appointments within one week!
What Insurance Providers do you Accept?
We accept most of the insurance providers. We are providers for the following major insurances and many more:
If you do not see your insurance provider in the list above, please call our office at (952) 368-3800.
- Medicare
- BCBS
- CIGNA
- HUMANA
- PreferredOne
- HealthPartners
- Medica
- UCare
- United Health Care
If you do not see your insurance provider in the list above, please call our office at (952) 368-3800.
What are your Business Hours?
We are open Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Please call to find out our available appointment times.
What do I do if I Was Referred by Another Doctor?
Your doctor's office should be sending us a referral request or you may have been asked to bring your referral with you. You should contact your insurance company to make sure we are in your network.
What if I Have Questions After-Hours?
If you have an emergency after hours, please call (952) 368-3800 and our answering service will put you in contact with Dr. Bhatti. If you have routine questions, please call during regular business hours (Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm).
Is My Information Safe on the Client Portal?
Yes. We are HIPAA compliant with all Health Information Regulations. We have a secure license for this website and no information is being moved across the internet; only held on this secure website until we access it.
What do I Need to do to Prepare for My Appointment?
There are forms available for you to fill out prior to your appointment through the Patient Portal on our website. You can either fill out the forms online or you can print the forms, fill them out and bring them with you. Filling out paperwork online speeds up your check-in process.
On the "For Patients" tab you will also find pre-procedure instructions in preparation for your specific type of procedure. You may print these out as well.
On the "For Patients" tab you will also find pre-procedure instructions in preparation for your specific type of procedure. You may print these out as well.
Where Will my Procedure be Performed?
Most procedures are performed at Bhatti Surgery Center (1447 White Oak Drive, Chaska, MN) or at Fairview Southdale Hospital (6401 France Avenue South, Edina, MN).
Common Healthcare and Health Insurance Terms:
Allowed Amount: This is the maximum dollar amount that an insurance payment is based on for a billable health care service.
Appeal: A request for a health insurance company to review a decision made on coverage for a medical claim or authorization.
Co-Insurance: The patients calculated share of the covered health care costs associated with a service. For example: If a patient's plan is set up with 80/20 coverage after the deductible is met for specific services; the insurance company would be responsible for 80% of the allowed amount for the service, and the patient would be responsible for 20% of the allowed amount for the service.
Co-payment: A fixed dollar amount that a patient would pay for a healthcare service or visit. The amount may vary depending on the type of service.
CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) code: is a medical code set that is used to report medical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures and services to entities such as physicians, and health insurance companies.
Deductible: The dollar amount that a patient would owe/be responsible for, before their health insurance plan would begin to pay.
EOB (Explanation of Benefits): A document that an insurance company will provide after processing a service or claim. This document will detail out and include line items for each service as well as how much the insurance company will pay per the patients plan benefits, how much of the heath care cost has been paid to the provider, and what the patients responsibility will be, if there is any.
Medically Necessary: Health care services that are needed to prevent, diagnose, or treat an illness, condition, disease or its symptoms, and that meet accepted standards of medicine.
Network: The facilities, clinics, hospitals or providers that a plan contracts with to provide health care services. There can be different levels over coverage for health care services based on choosing to have medical care at an entity "in" or "out" of your network. Out-of-Pocket Limit: The maximum a patient will pay out-of-pocket (of their own money) in a policy period or plan year for health care services, before the insurance will cover services at 100%.
Prior Authorization: The process of obtaining an insurance companies authorization before a patient has medical services, to determine eligibility, benefits, medical necessity, or coverage levels for the specific service.
Referral: The process of directing a patient to the appropriate facility, or provider for a medical service. A patient's insurance company may or may not require a referral to be seen for specific medical services.
Screening Colonoscopy: A colonoscopy that is referred or scheduled due to a patient reaching specific age range, or having a family history that may dictate.
Diagnostic Colonoscopy: A colonoscopy that is referred or scheduled due to specific symptoms, conditions, or diseases, to be able to diagnose further. If a patient is scheduled for a screening colonoscopy, and the physician needed to do a biopsy, lesion removal, etc., due to a specific finding during the scope; that would be a case where it would need to be medically coded as a "diagnostic colonoscopy."
Appeal: A request for a health insurance company to review a decision made on coverage for a medical claim or authorization.
Co-Insurance: The patients calculated share of the covered health care costs associated with a service. For example: If a patient's plan is set up with 80/20 coverage after the deductible is met for specific services; the insurance company would be responsible for 80% of the allowed amount for the service, and the patient would be responsible for 20% of the allowed amount for the service.
Co-payment: A fixed dollar amount that a patient would pay for a healthcare service or visit. The amount may vary depending on the type of service.
CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) code: is a medical code set that is used to report medical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures and services to entities such as physicians, and health insurance companies.
Deductible: The dollar amount that a patient would owe/be responsible for, before their health insurance plan would begin to pay.
EOB (Explanation of Benefits): A document that an insurance company will provide after processing a service or claim. This document will detail out and include line items for each service as well as how much the insurance company will pay per the patients plan benefits, how much of the heath care cost has been paid to the provider, and what the patients responsibility will be, if there is any.
Medically Necessary: Health care services that are needed to prevent, diagnose, or treat an illness, condition, disease or its symptoms, and that meet accepted standards of medicine.
Network: The facilities, clinics, hospitals or providers that a plan contracts with to provide health care services. There can be different levels over coverage for health care services based on choosing to have medical care at an entity "in" or "out" of your network. Out-of-Pocket Limit: The maximum a patient will pay out-of-pocket (of their own money) in a policy period or plan year for health care services, before the insurance will cover services at 100%.
Prior Authorization: The process of obtaining an insurance companies authorization before a patient has medical services, to determine eligibility, benefits, medical necessity, or coverage levels for the specific service.
Referral: The process of directing a patient to the appropriate facility, or provider for a medical service. A patient's insurance company may or may not require a referral to be seen for specific medical services.
Screening Colonoscopy: A colonoscopy that is referred or scheduled due to a patient reaching specific age range, or having a family history that may dictate.
Diagnostic Colonoscopy: A colonoscopy that is referred or scheduled due to specific symptoms, conditions, or diseases, to be able to diagnose further. If a patient is scheduled for a screening colonoscopy, and the physician needed to do a biopsy, lesion removal, etc., due to a specific finding during the scope; that would be a case where it would need to be medically coded as a "diagnostic colonoscopy."
Locations
Chaska GI Clinic
1457 White Oak Dr
Chaska, MN 55318
Phone: 952-368-3800
Fax: 952-368-3801
St. Francis Regional Medical Center
1515 St. Francis Ave. #250
Shakopee, MN 55379
Phone: 952-368-3800
Fax: 952-368-3801
Edina GI Clinic
6500 Barrie Rd.
Edina, MN 55435
Phone: 952-368-3800
Fax: 952-368-3801