When you’re involved in a car accident, your injuries will typically be treated right away in an emergency room. While in many cases, insurance coverage for the emergency treatment is a given, drivers who suffer from car accident injuries may have additional medical costs incur over time.
When you seek compensation for your medical costs, you may run into roadblocks when you’re trying to get properly paid for your medical bills. Learn about the various costs that may come up over time and how an attorney may help you recoup the money for these medical charges.
1. Dental Charges
While in a car accident, injuries like cuts, broken bones, or head contusions will be some of the bigger injuries you get treatment for. But you may not realize the amount of mouth damage and trauma your mouth goes through during an accident.
If a jaw clenches together, teeth may crack or chip. Gums may become swollen and you could have even hit your mouth on a steering wheel during the crash. To get treated for all the dental injuries, you may need to see a general dentist along with specialty appointments, including a dental surgeon.
An attorney will help you receive compensation for any dental appointment or procedures on your mouth. To help heal, you may also seek compensation for special dental equipment like a mouth guard.
2. Physical Therapy
Dealing with painful injuries can completely change your day-to-day life. For example, if you break a leg or an arm, you may need physical therapy to help rebuild muscles.
Some forms of intense physical therapy may be multiple days a week, and the costs could quickly add up. The whole point of physical therapy is to get back to the condition you were in before the accident, and the person at fault for the accident should be liable for the medical charges you have due to injuries.
An attorney can help you receive compensation for the physical therapy you’ve had and attempt to get compensation for future appointments.
3. Counseling
In some accidents, the medical treatment you need doesn’t just apply to physical ailments. Emotional treatment may be needed for any stress or anxiety associated with the car accident. To help cope, a car accident victim may need to seek professional counseling treatment.
Through the services of a professional, you will learn to get over any fears or anxiety directly associated with the accident. The counseling could be an essential part of the healing process and the insurance claim should usually cover it.
Along with the counseling bills, your personal counselor may provide a statement or letter directly associating your accident with the need for the therapy. The attorney will use the form as evidence to help present the case and get compensation for all the counseling needs.
4. Future Medical Expenses
When you suffer from car accident injuries, there could be long-term problems that last for years. A car accident settlement case does not need to wait for all your appointments to complete to move forward with a case.
In some accidents, you may have a permanent disability you need treatment for. An attorney has the tools and experience to help calculate an estimate of future costs. Through the calculations, they can estimate you your lifetime medical bills so your settlement is fair.
The calculation of your future expenses may be an important reason not to accept the initial settlement you receive. An attorney helps cover all possible costs, including extra medical treatment beyond annual exams.
The world of car accidents and injury claims can become really complicated. Contact us at Ipson Law to set up a consultation with one of our experienced attorneys. Our ultimate goal is to provide you with the insurance settlement you deserve for the injuries you have suffered.
Michael is an attorney who started Ipson Law because of his passion for personal injury law. He graduated with a Juris Doctorate degree from McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, CA. Learn more about Michael on our about us page, and contact Ipson Law to find out how we can help you.
