Posted: 5/10/2012 10:40:28 AM EDT
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I went in to have a sleep test The bill for the pee-screening was something like: $375 for the office visit $ 75 to check lung capacity by plowing in a tube hooked to a machine $ 50 to take my temp by sticking the probe in my ear (about 10 seconds) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– $500.00 Then the call today with the results of the sleep study but do not want to tell me the results over the phone since that cant bill my insurance for the time on the phone, so they want me to take time off from work to come in and pay another co-pay for an office visit so they can bill my insurance. WTF Tell them to send the results certified mail. |
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What did you tell them? I wonder how your insurance company would feel knowing this.  I told them I cant take the time off and they will have to have the doc call me. If they wont then I will not proceed with any more of the test until they do so. Hmmmmm, Yes a call to the insurance company may be in order. |
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Send a certified letter telling the to forget the office visit and that you would lilke your written results hard copy mailed to you. Then again, they'll probably charge you $300 for that. Also, have them include the prescription for the CPAP machine to include the settings. |
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Send a certified letter telling the to forget the office visit and that you would lilke your written results hard copy mailed to you. Then again, they'll probably charge you $300 for that. Also, have them include the prescription for the CPAP machine to include the settings. Don't the settings come after the titration test which is the second sleep test with machine? |
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I went in to have a sleep test The bill for the pee-screening was something like: $375 for the office visit $ 75 to check lung capacity by plowing in a tube hooked to a machine $ 50 to take my temp by sticking the probe in my ear (about 10 seconds) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– $500.00 Then the call today with the results of the sleep study but do not want to tell me the results over the phone since that cant bill my insurance for the time on the phone, so they want me to take time off from work to come in and pay another co-pay for an office visit so they can bill my insurance. WTF Spent more then that to sleep at a hotel for a night but I also got a Blow Job and Fucked And no one ever called me to come back for results of my night |
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Send a certified letter telling the to forget the office visit and that you would lilke your written results hard copy mailed to you. Then again, they'll probably charge you $300 for that. Also, have them include the prescription for the CPAP machine to include the settings. I honestly believe I do not need a CPAP machine I think it is my Asthma (they just upped my meds), but my wife keeps insisting I stop breating (thought the tech told me I did not stop). I keep telling her if I die she can just kick me in a ditch. |
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I went in to have a sleep test The bill for the pee-screening was something like: $375 for the office visit $ 75 to check lung capacity by plowing in a tube hooked to a machine $ 50 to take my temp by sticking the probe in my ear (about 10 seconds) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– $500.00 Then the call today with the results of the sleep study but do not want to tell me the results over the phone since that cant bill my insurance for the time on the phone, so they want me to take time off from work to come in and pay another co-pay for an office visit so they can bill my insurance. WTF Spent more then that to sleep at a hotel for a night but I also got a Blow Job and Fucked And no one ever called me to come back for results of my night That was not the sleep test that was the pre-screening (an hr visit) |
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You are so right. You are entitled to his time on the phone for free. Well you would think a 5 min call with the results would be part of the charges. Something Like : Yes you have an issue and Yes we would like you to take a second test because the tests showed _________. Or No You are all Set the test came back good. Seems simple enough, since I'm sure the charges for the sleep test are up there as well (still waiting for that bill). |
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You are so right. You are entitled to his time on the phone for free. testing is done. The results are in. Why can't they tell him over the phone or in a letter? Oh and BTW, I think the OP more than paid his fair share in the initial billing. He has insurance, he pays for the "entitled" slags. |
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You are so right. You are entitled to his time on the phone for free. Well you would think a 5 min call with the results would be part of the charges. 'Just' 5 minutes turns into a 15-20 minute 'visit' on the phone with all med mal risk of a real visit........for free! What's not to like? (for the patient, that is). The results are free. They will mail you a copy for free. But you are paying for the explanation and the plan for what to do next. And your insurance company sets the rules for what they pay. And they have decided not to pay physicians for their expertise if it is given over the phone, only in person. Your doc sticking it to the insurance company? It is the other way around. |
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You are so right. You are entitled to his time on the phone for free. testing is done. The results are in. Why can't they tell him over the phone or in a letter? Oh and BTW, I think the OP more than paid his fair share in the initial billing. He has insurance, he pays for the "entitled" slags. He posted the charges, not what was paid. Gotta have a look at the EOB to know how much real money has exchanged hands. |
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You are so right. You are entitled to his time on the phone for free. testing is done. The results are in. Why can't they tell him over the phone or in a letter? Oh and BTW, I think the OP more than paid his fair share in the initial billing. He has insurance, he pays for the "entitled" slags. He posted the charges, not what was paid. Gotta have a look at the EOB to know how much real money has exchanged hands. My part of this whole deal is at Least $400 for starters then all the co-pays drop on top of that and then all the premiums on top of that. So should I have to pay Yet again to hear the results? |
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Send a certified letter telling the to forget the office visit and that you would lilke your written results hard copy mailed to you. Then again, they'll probably charge you $300 for that. Also, have them include the prescription for the CPAP machine to include the settings. Don't the settings come after the titration test which is the second sleep test with machine? Nope, I got my Rx with settings after the first test. Had to go back for a 2nd sleep study because of central apneas. Ended up on an ASV |
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You are so right. You are entitled to his time on the phone for free. testing is done. The results are in. Why can't they tell him over the phone or in a letter? Oh and BTW, I think the OP more than paid his fair share in the initial billing. He has insurance, he pays for the "entitled" slags. He posted the charges, not what was paid. Gotta have a look at the EOB to know how much real money has exchanged hands. That's always the fun part. Fighting with my insurance company over a bill for an Urgent Care center. My bill is $144. If they pay it (like they're supposed to) they only shell out like $26. |
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You are so right. You are entitled to his time on the phone for free. testing is done. The results are in. Why can't they tell him over the phone or in a letter? Oh and BTW, I think the OP more than paid his fair share in the initial billing. He has insurance, he pays for the "entitled" slags. He posted the charges, not what was paid. Gotta have a look at the EOB to know how much real money has exchanged hands. My part of this whole deal is at Least $400 for starters then all the co-pays drop on top of that and then all the premiums on top of that. So should I have to pay Yet again to hear the results? Deductibles. How do they work? You (or your employer) pay big bucks for your insurance. You file a claim. Insurance dumps majority of liability on you. Damn greedy doctors! 
ETA http://www.jacksonhealthcare.com/media-room/press-releases/md-salaries-as-percent-of-costs.aspx "At eight percent of total healthcare costs, if physicians worked for free we would still have a serious cost problem," said Richard L. Jackson, chairman and chief executive officer of Jackson Healthcare. "What this figure shows is that physician pay is not the primary contributor to healthcare costs."
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You are so right. You are entitled to his time on the phone for free. testing is done. The results are in. Why can't they tell him over the phone or in a letter? Oh and BTW, I think the OP more than paid his fair share in the initial billing. He has insurance, he pays for the "entitled" slags. He posted the charges, not what was paid. Gotta have a look at the EOB to know how much real money has exchanged hands. My part of this whole deal is at Least $400 for starters then all the co-pays drop on top of that and then all the premiums on top of that. So should I have to pay Yet again to hear the results? Deductibles. How do they work? You (or your employer) pay big bucks for your insurance. You file a claim. Insurance dumps majority of liability on you. Damn greedy doctors!
Did you read what I posted I am already on the hook for at least $500 out of pocket. (That's a lot of ammo). |
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I went in to have a sleep test The bill for the pee-screening was something like: $375 for the office visit $ 75 to check lung capacity by plowing in a tube hooked to a machine $ 50 to take my temp by sticking the probe in my ear (about 10 seconds) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– $500.00 Then the call today with the results of the sleep study but do not want to tell me the results over the phone since that cant bill my insurance for the time on the phone, so they want me to take time off from work to come in and pay another co-pay for an office visit so they can bill my insurance. WTF It is the insurance's fault that they can't tell you the results over the phone because they have arcane rules about billing. Lawyers can bill for time on the phone, doctor's can't. I bet that although they bill your insurance $500, they actually get reimbursed no more than $100. |
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The part that is screwed up is they actually told me it was because they wanted to bill more if that's the case at least don't be so blatant about it So their time and medical liability is not worthy of being reimbursed? Are they not allowed to try and keep the business in the black? You have a choice - you can go somewhere else. |
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You are so right. You are entitled to his time on the phone for free. Well you would think a 5 min call with the results would be part of the charges. 'Just' 5 minutes turns into a 15-20 minute 'visit' on the phone with all med mal risk of a real visit........for free! What's not to like? (for the patient, that is). The results are free. They will mail you a copy for free. But you are paying for the explanation and the plan for what to do next. And your insurance company sets the rules for what they pay. And they have decided not to pay physicians for their expertise if it is given over the phone, only in person. Your doc sticking it to the insurance company? It is the other way around. As Above! Bubbatheredneck, you clearly have experience with the Healthcare and Insurance Industries and the sad thing is, it is only getting worse to us Providers! Wait until patients start to hear more of "Sorry, but we do not accept your insurance plan". Bryan |