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Tips and tricks for negotiating with Hospital?
Posted by: C(-)ris
Date: February 05, 2015 09:37PM
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Date: February 05, 2015 09:53PM
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Posted by: JoeH
Date: February 05, 2015 09:56PM
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Date: February 05, 2015 10:04PM
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Posted by: Dennis S
Date: February 05, 2015 10:40PM
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Posted by: bruceko
Date: February 05, 2015 10:46PM
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Posted by: C(-)ris
Date: February 05, 2015 11:19PM
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JoeH
Have you received an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) statement yet from your insurer? That should outline what the allowable charges are and list what your responsibility is. It will also list what amounts are being charged to you as copays and what are going to your deductible if there is one for your insurance policy.
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Posted by: Racer X
Date: February 05, 2015 11:25PM
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Posted by: bazookaman
Date: February 06, 2015 05:59AM
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Posted by: mattkime
Date: February 06, 2015 07:22AM
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Posted by: rgG
Date: February 06, 2015 07:35AM
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Posted by: cbelt3
Date: February 06, 2015 08:15AM
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Posted by: hal
Date: February 06, 2015 10:43AM
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Posted by: rgG
Date: February 06, 2015 10:50AM
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cbelt3
rgC-- the "Physical" is 'paid for'. Labs ? Nope. Much like the Colonoscopy is paid for. But if they go and get ONE eeny little polyp ? BAM ! Surgery !
Go to Vegas ? The house always wins.
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Posted by: C(-)ris
Date: February 06, 2015 11:10AM
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Posted by: Rick-o
Date: February 06, 2015 12:19PM
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Posted by: rjmacs
Date: February 06, 2015 12:24PM
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C(-)ris
I've just never had labs cost that much before. I may investigate having the routine labs done elsewhere and the results sent in.
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Posted by: dmann
Date: February 06, 2015 12:48PM
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Posted by: raz
Date: February 06, 2015 03:08PM
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C(-)ris
I've just never had labs cost that much before. I may investigate having the routine labs done elsewhere and the results sent in.
This. Your insurer probably has a preferred provider agreement with a lower-cost lab (think Quest, etc.), where you go to their location, wait in a huge waiting room with a hundred other people, take a number and wait for a phlebotomist who may or may not have any real medical training. You can end up paying out the wazoo for 'convenience labs,' i.e. getting them drawn in the office and sent out.
Re: Tips and tricks for negotiating with Hospital?
Posted by: Black
Date: February 06, 2015 03:55PM
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I'd make a call to your insurance provider and the Dr. Make sure everything was coded properly when submitted to the insurance company.
I had surgery in December and have been watching the stream of bills come in over the past 8 weeks. Monday, I got what appeared to be a "final" bill after my insurance company paid their share. Total amount was about $50,000 and my portion? $30,256. Um. No.
Called the Drs office first and then the insurance company. Looks like some things were not coded properly and were not covered at the rate they should have been. In the end, I think I'll end up owing about $2,000 on top of the $2,000 or so I've already paid. That's in line with what I expected.
DM
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Posted by: Onamuji
Date: February 06, 2015 06:23PM
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Posted by: Dennis S
Date: February 06, 2015 09:11PM
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Posted by: Racer X
Date: February 07, 2015 02:18AM
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