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Re: Unfair lab charges
09/11/07 05:41 PM

Nelly

Reged: 08/06/04
Posts: 4381
Loc: Within stray mortar fire of DC

Thanks Little Lisa. I called the 1800- number on the back of the bogus bill, and at least got in their computers (they didn't even know it was being contested!!)

I have no health insurance.

The tests were for a bunch of bloodwork (I think they took 11 vials this time):

Aldosterone, LC/MS/M . . $41
Cortisol, Free total . . $70
DHEA-Sulfate . . $27
IGF-1 . . $36
Pregnenolone, S . . $40
T-3 Reverse - ARUP . . $135
T-3 Free . . $27
T-4 Free . . $27
Vitamin D . . $139
Candida lgG/lgM/lgA . . $128

Total: $667.00 Prepaid to my doctor.

He gives me the forms, I go to Quest and get sucked dry. It has to be done at Quest Diagnostics. They have an agreement with the doctor: I pay the doctor and get a discount; they send all their patients to Quest Labs and get some sort of kickback.

Works out GREAT, until Quest starts sending me bills for their inflated prices for the same stuff, in the order of $768.39!!!

Grr! the system does not work!!

~nelly~

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Unfair lab charges
Nelly
09/11/07 12:06 PM

Re: Unfair lab charges
LittleLisa
09/11/07 05:12 PM

Re: Unfair lab charges
Nelly
09/11/07 05:41 PM

Re: Unfair lab charges
LittleLisa
09/15/07 02:15 PM

Re: Unfair lab charges
chinagrl
09/12/07 06:10 AM

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