I went to get a physical. I recently moved so it was a new doctor. My bill came out to $175.
They coded my visit as New Patient- Extended visit which was billed for 285 but the allowed amount was 164. Then I was also added separately for a behavior assessment and a drug screen, and there was an entirely different bill for labs.
If I paid for the additional services, will I have any luck having them change the code to a preventative screening? I literally waited until the new year to go to this appointment. Do I really need to make a 175 dollar “investment” to see a doctor for the first time? I don’t recall this being a thing previously and this isn’t my first high deductible plan.
Sorry, I’m just extremely annoyed. Any advice on navigating this is appreciated- even if that advice is ” you’re out of luck, go have a drink”.
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I went to get a physical. I recently moved so it was a new doctor. My bill came out to $175. They coded my visit as New Patient- Extended visit which was billed for 285 but the allowed amount was 164. Then I was also added separately for a behavior assessment and a drug screen, and there was an entirely different bill for labs. If I paid for the additional services, will I have any luck having them change the code to a preventative screening? I literally waited until the new year to go to this appointment. Do I really need to make a 175 dollar “investment” to see a doctor for the first time? I don’t recall this being a thing previously and this isn’t my first high deductible plan. Sorry, I’m just extremely annoyed. Any advice on navigating this is appreciated- even if that advice is ” you’re out of luck, go have a drink”.
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