So my doctor ordered a test and i scheduled it with a technician in the office directly, no mention of there being another doctor.
I get the test and notice a few days later that the report is signed by a second physician. I check my insurance claims and see that this doctor is out of network and I am on the hook for $700.
The office of the two doctors is telling me that my original doctor doesn’t ‘interpret these tests’ and the other doctor is the only one who does.
No where in the process was i informed about any of this. The hospital’s billing department and the doctor’s office are shrugging at me as if it’s my fault this other doctor isn’t in network (furthermore, that second doctor is claiming SHE IS in network, which is wrong).
My insurance company is telling me to bug the doctors.
I am in New York. Does this qualify under new york’s surprise bill law? The law seems to mostly focused on emergency services and lab work, neither of which really apply to my scenario
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So my doctor ordered a test and i scheduled it with a technician in the office directly, no mention of there being another doctor. I get the test and notice a few days later that the report is signed by a second physician. I check my insurance claims and see that this doctor is out of network and I am on the hook for $700. The office of the two doctors is telling me that my original doctor doesn’t ‘interpret these tests’ and the other doctor is the only one who does. No where in the process was i informed about any of this. The hospital’s billing department and the doctor’s office are shrugging at me as if it’s my fault this other doctor isn’t in network (furthermore, that second doctor is claiming SHE IS in network, which is wrong). My insurance company is telling me to bug the doctors. I am in New York. Does this qualify under new york’s surprise bill law? The law seems to mostly focused on emergency services and lab work, neither of which really apply to my scenario
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