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A lesson in medical billing....

Posted by on Aug. 8, 2012 at 4:46 PM
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It's almost never right, I swear. 


I was so sick when I first moved here. Within a week, I couldn't keep food down. I wound up having to seek medical care on a Sunday, meaning the only place available was either the ER or urgent care. Not wanting to tie up valuable resources, I found an urgent care clinic covered under my insurance.

Fast forward a month and a half, and I receive two things: a refund check from my insurance for overpayment of deductable to said urgent care, and a bill from the urgent care for an extra $336.

something ain't right there, kwim? 

I called the urgent care facility. They stood by their billing. So I called my insurance company, only to find that the urgent care facility had falsified their claim by filing as a regular doctor's office instead of an urgent care facility. They didn't have a right to the breakdown of services and bill they had sent me.

This ought to be interesting.

Posted by on Aug. 8, 2012 at 4:46 PM
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StephanAndCoral
by Stephanie on Aug. 8, 2012 at 4:54 PM
Wow that is interesting.
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liltrippymom
by on Aug. 8, 2012 at 4:57 PM
I smell feaud. We only have er's here no urgent care for us.
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momofsixangels
by on Aug. 8, 2012 at 11:16 PM

 Is your insurance going to look into?Would be interesting to see what they would do

SisterPeach
by on Aug. 9, 2012 at 12:11 AM

Yes. They were quite upset, actually, we expect a call within two weeks. 

Quoting momofsixangels:

 Is your insurance going to look into?Would be interesting to see what they would do


sreichelt26
by on Aug. 9, 2012 at 12:23 AM
Just lovely. Glad your insurance is taking care of it
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janessa27
by Janessa on Aug. 9, 2012 at 6:57 AM

 Wow- that is crazy!

Audreesmommy757
by Diana on Aug. 9, 2012 at 11:08 AM

wow

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