CERES MARINE TERMINALS v. Armstrong

PETTY, Judge.

Ceres Marine Terminals and its insurance carrier (collectively “employer”) appeal the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s decision awarding the payment of $25,664.22 to the Jordan Young Institute (“medical provider”) for medical services rendered to Eldon Armstrong, Jr., under a workers’ compensation award. The medical provider performed surgery on Armstrong and billed the employer $30,013.75. However, the employer paid only $5,123.76 of the bill. Thereafter, the commission entered an award for the unpaid balance of the medical bill after the medical provider requested it to do so.