Saw my neuro in Jan. She ordered lab work but told me no rush. I told her I see my GP in April - doctor said it was fine to wait until then.
In early April I went to lab to have blood tests. Between the two doctors, several tests were duplicates. The lab drew 6 tubes of blood.
The lab charged me as if each doctors test orders were separate orders. Seems to me they should have been combined. I am now being charged for some of the tests as medically unnecessary even though the same test was paid for the other doctor.
Also interesting to me is the times the blood was tested. Both reports indicate the same time the blood was withdrawn but the results are hours (6 hours) apart. The results for the same tests are different which I imagine is due to the delay in processing the second samples of blood for testing.
It seems to me that the lab should not be charging me for any test that was a duplicate. Any I correct?
Also not helpful is I received an email yesterday from the lab with an invoice dated July 29th - almost 4 months after the tests were done leaving practically no time to appeal with my insurance company...
In early April I went to lab to have blood tests. Between the two doctors, several tests were duplicates. The lab drew 6 tubes of blood.
The lab charged me as if each doctors test orders were separate orders. Seems to me they should have been combined. I am now being charged for some of the tests as medically unnecessary even though the same test was paid for the other doctor.
Also interesting to me is the times the blood was tested. Both reports indicate the same time the blood was withdrawn but the results are hours (6 hours) apart. The results for the same tests are different which I imagine is due to the delay in processing the second samples of blood for testing.
It seems to me that the lab should not be charging me for any test that was a duplicate. Any I correct?
Also not helpful is I received an email yesterday from the lab with an invoice dated July 29th - almost 4 months after the tests were done leaving practically no time to appeal with my insurance company...
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