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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://connect.bcbsil.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Costco hearing aids.</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/ask-bcbsil/f/questions-and-answers/1263/costco-hearing-aids</link><description>My ENT&amp;#39;s office charges $5400 for a pair of hearing aids. After benefits, my cost is ~$400. 
 Costco charges only $1700 for a pair of hearing aids. But I was told they are out of network and I would end up paying almost the entire amount. Is that true</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:11:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://connect.bcbsil.com/ask-bcbsil/f/questions-and-answers/1263/costco-hearing-aids" /><item><title>RE: Costco hearing aids.</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/thread/2480?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:11:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:9006cae7-a508-400c-9104-1aac7c6bc355</guid><dc:creator>costalot3</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Thanks&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Costco hearing aids.</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/thread/2479?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:11:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:71f6caa9-661e-4fc8-8121-4c16eba583a4</guid><dc:creator>soxfn72</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Since Costco is not in-network, I am essentially paying for this myself.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Costco hearing aids.</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/thread/2478?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:10:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:d3f523de-3a92-45fc-9cc6-89e54e6a0fc0</guid><dc:creator>soxfn72</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;They said Costco wasn&amp;#39;t in-network so they treat them as such. Essentially, I&amp;#39;m paying for them myself.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Costco hearing aids.</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/thread/2477?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:26:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:c28ae3c5-8e69-4699-97f1-a4fb9828a9fa</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello, Benefits vary depending on your plan. If you would like to send us a private message, we can look into your situation. ~ HC&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Costco hearing aids.</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/thread/2476?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:06:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:05b21009-792a-4380-a609-12aad6b7d85e</guid><dc:creator>costalot3</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I would love to hear what BCBS said? I am going through the exact same scenario.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Costco hearing aids.</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/thread/2410?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 17:52:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:c4490408-1861-432d-9e4f-94887d536197</guid><dc:creator>soxfn72</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Done.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Costco hearing aids.</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/thread/2409?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 17:37:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:e80b62b6-2429-4062-94e7-79a2c29a33cf</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello, If you could send us a private message, I can have our team check on this for you. ~ HC&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>