Bridgewater Ambulatory Surgery Center

Thank you for choosing Bridgewater Ambulatory Surgery Center for your upcoming surgery or procedure. Please bring your insurance card, photo ID (such as driver’s license) and COVID-19 vaccination card with you the day of your surgery. Anyone under the age of 18 will need a parent’s photo ID.

Local Anesthesia:
If you are not receiving sedation, you may eat a light breakfast or lunch.

If you have been prescribed a sedative or anti-anxiety medication to take before your procedure, you will need a driver to and from the surgery center.

Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) or General Anesthesia:
The surgery center will call you with your expected arrival time the day before your surgery. Please notify your surgeon’s office of any alternative phone numbers that you would like to be contacted on.

• You will need a driver to and from the surgery. No driving for 24 hours after anesthesia. Public Transportation/Taxi Service/Uber Service is not permitted.
• STOP eating solid foods or milk type products after midnight. This includes mints, gum, or candy. The last meal the night before surgery should be low in fats.
• Stop drinking clear liquids 2 hours prior to the given arrival time at the facility. CLEAR liquids are water, clear tea, black coffee (without milk or creamer), and apple juice. Adults are limited to 6 ounces.
• No beverages containing alcohol after 8:00 p.m. the night before surgery. No smoking the morning of surgery.
• You may take blood pressure medication, thyroid medication, anti-reflux medication, and inhalers for asthma with a small sip of water the morning of surgery.
• If there is a change in your condition before you arrive at the Surgery Center (such as a cold, sore throat, or fever) contact your surgeon as soon as possible.
• Please tell your doctor about any medical conditions or if you are taking any medications. Please discuss any other drugs/herbal medications that you are currently taking. Some medications and vitamins will need to be stopped at least 3 days prior to your surgery. These include aspirin, NSAID’s (such as Ibuprofen, Advil, Aleve), blood thinners such as coumadin, vitamin E, coQ10, fish oil, and glucosamine.
• If you haven’t already done so, please inform your surgeon’s office if you have been diagnosed with sleep apnea. You may be asked to come in for an anesthesia evaluation prior to your day of surgery.
• Diabetics: Please hold all oral hypoglycemic agents the day of surgery. If you are taking insulin please consult your doctor.
• Remove all jewelry, fingernail polish, and unnecessary items prior to coming to the surgery facility. Please leave all valuables at home. Ladies should not wear makeup or fragrances.
• If you wear glasses and/or hearing aid(s), please bring them with you on the day of the operation. If you wear contact lenses, bring a case for them. You will need to remove them prior to the operation.
• Wear something loose and comfortable, preferably a blouse or shirt that buttons/zips in the front.
• Expect to be at the surgery center approximately 2-3 hours from your arrival time.

The Bridgewater Ambulatory Surgery Center will file your insurance claim with your carrier. It’s important that you come prepared with your insurance card, photo ID and COVID-19 vaccination card. If your insurance plan requires pre-authorization, please ensure that this is in place on the day of your procedure.

All payments are required at the time services are rendered unless other arrangements are made in advance. This includes applicable co-payments and deductibles for participating insurance companies. We accept cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express.

(Heartland/BASC) Please contact us immediately to determine your financial responsibility.

For billing questions following your procedure, please call 1-888-472-1329.

Currently, the Bridgewater Ambulatory Surgery Center is in-network with the following providers.  New insurance plans are being added monthly.

• Aetna
• Aetna Better Health
• Amerihealth
• Bind Insurance
• Braven Healthcare Medicare Advantage
• Cigna
• CHN
• Emblem Health (only if QualCare logo is on the card)
• Coventry/1st Health/CCN
• Horizon BCBSNJ 
• Horizon NJ Totalcare and Horizon NJ Health
• Humana (only if QualCare logo is on the card)
• Medicare
• Multiplan & PHCS
• Oxford
• Oscar (only if QualCare logo is on the card)
• Qualcare
• United Healthcare
• United Healthcare Community Plan

There may also be services provided during this visit by providers such as radiologists and pathologists, who may be out of network with your insurance plan and bill separately for their services.

For out of network services:

• You should have contacted your insurance company to discuss out of network benefits, if any, and identify the specific potential out of pocket expenses as they will exceed out of pocket expenses for an in-network practice/facility; and,
• you are responsible for any excess amount above the allowed amount your insurance plan pays and reimburses for the services.

As with the insurance plans Hunterdon Health participates in, variations in plans and levels of coverage could make a difference in your out-of-pocket costs. It is always best to contact your insurance company to obtain more information.

Please keep in mind that the above information applies to the services provided by the listed physicians and physician groups within Hunterdon Health facilities. Services provided by these physicians and physician groups outside of our facilities might not be covered under the same insurance plans. If these physicians or physician groups will provide you services outside of our facilities, like at a follow-up visit in their private practice office, you should check with them to determine if those services will be considered in-network or out-of-network with your insurance plan.