Same day testing bill for $450

[Anonymous]

This is one of the paragraph from Sameday regarding insurance or billing

"... Under the Cares Act Section 4201, COVID-19 testing and/or complimentary COVID-19 consultations are 100% free of cost to patients whether their insurance company is in-network with Sameday Health or not. If your EOB suggests a balance, you will not be charged. Additionally, there is no cost-sharing, no coinsurance, no copay, and your deductible was not affected."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got this same thing. I deposited the check but haven’t gotten a bill from same day yet

Legally you are supposed to forward that check to sameday. It’s insurance fraud to keep the money.

It was in my name so it wasn’t fraud to deposit it

[Anonymous]

I paid same day the set out of pocket price when I made appt and I think it was 175 for PCR. Maybe 195.

[Anonymous]

Isn’t it concerning that tests are $450? How is that acceptable? Nothing in life is free. We are paying for them one way or another.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I got a EOB today from FEP bcbs (from care first of california?) it was for $300 and $75, both labeled as diagnostic pathology. Then a label for medical care at $70.38. It says I owe the provider $445 and they included a check for $445 written out to me.

Has anyone seen this from Same day testing (signal diagnostics, also says non participating provider) before? Are they seriously charging $445 for one pcr, Drive thru test? This was my fourth time testing with them and I’ve never seen this before.

I wanted to bump this previous discussion. We also got a check from FEP BCBS for our Same Day Health bills. I've reached out to Same Day Health and they have no record of outstanding bills. They said they billed FEP BCBS directly. I guess we go through the process of returning the money to FEP BCBS? Just wondering if anyone has been through this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got a EOB today from FEP bcbs (from care first of california?) it was for $300 and $75, both labeled as diagnostic pathology. Then a label for medical care at $70.38. It says I owe the provider $445 and they included a check for $445 written out to me.

Has anyone seen this from Same day testing (signal diagnostics, also says non participating provider) before? Are they seriously charging $445 for one pcr, Drive thru test? This was my fourth time testing with them and I’ve never seen this before.

I wanted to bump this previous discussion. We also got a check from FEP BCBS for our Same Day Health bills. I've reached out to Same Day Health and they have no record of outstanding bills. They said they billed FEP BCBS directly. I guess we go through the process of returning the money to FEP BCBS? Just wondering if anyone has been through this.

I answered on the thread. I callled bcbs california (number is on the EOB) and they explained that Sameday used a California lab, which was out of network for bcbs, hence the check. I think we will get a bill from Sameday or the lab at some point. So deposit the check now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t it concerning that tests are $450? How is that acceptable? Nothing in life is free. We are paying for them one way or another.

All providers overcharge. However, its a voluntary, not medically necessary test so OP should pay out of pocket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t it concerning that tests are $450? How is that acceptable? Nothing in life is free. We are paying for them one way or another.

All providers overcharge. However, its a voluntary, not medically necessary test so OP should pay out of pocket.

This. All those people running out for the "free" tests just in case are now just realizing this. Sure they may not pay themselves but someone has to pay eventually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got a EOB today from FEP bcbs (from care first of california?) it was for $300 and $75, both labeled as diagnostic pathology. Then a label for medical care at $70.38. It says I owe the provider $445 and they included a check for $445 written out to me.

Has anyone seen this from Same day testing (signal diagnostics, also says non participating provider) before? Are they seriously charging $445 for one pcr, Drive thru test? This was my fourth time testing with them and I’ve never seen this before.

I wanted to bump this previous discussion. We also got a check from FEP BCBS for our Same Day Health bills. I've reached out to Same Day Health and they have no record of outstanding bills. They said they billed FEP BCBS directly. I guess we go through the process of returning the money to FEP BCBS? Just wondering if anyone has been through this.

I answered on the thread. I callled bcbs california (number is on the EOB) and they explained that Sameday used a California lab, which was out of network for bcbs[b], hence the check. I think we will get a bill from Sameday or the lab at some point. So deposit the check now.

This is why I always write “consent to in network providers only” directly above my signature on any form. Sometimes an in network provider will use other out of network labs or providers without your knowledge and then try and make you responsible for the whole bill. I do not consent to this. Some admin staff have said, “you can’t change the form” or “how do I know if the provider is in network”. My response is 1). Consent must be informed and voluntary. I am not providing blanket consent for you to do anything. I am consenting to be seen by the in network provider for specific testing. If the consent form is a blanket one, I just cross it out the parts I don’t agree with. 2). I have provided my insurance information. The doctor or clinic who is providing a service and wants to get paid must know whether or not they accept that insurance. Again, consent must be informed and I am not consenting to just any old person or provider performing medical work unbeknownst to me.

[Anonymous]

OP here (I think this is my post). I am finally getting EMAILS from Flowhealth (they have texted me in the past asking me to pay, wtf) asking me to pay the bill from December, even though I have been getting tests from Same Day for a year. This email from Flowhealth is a copy of the EOB (which says this is not a bill right on it) and a credit card authorization form. The email says "Hey it's Tobi from Flow Health". It's so unprofessional and seems fake, even though I don't think it is. I told them they can send me a formal bill. I received 3 emails but have taken 15 tests with them in the past. The whole thing is so strange.

[Anonymous]

Same Day health did my first two vaccines. FEHB BCBS sent me checks to deposit which were to cover the later "bills" I received for those vaccines. It was so backwards!

I did not deposit checks for a long time until Same Day said they were going to send it to collections. The reminder texts along the way were casual and borderline unprofessional as mentioned upthread.

[Anonymous]

Interesting, we just tested our entire family at Sameday health and got an EOB from FEP BCBS with a check. I guess we will wait for a bill from Someday.

[Anonymous]

Just use the free county test sites and then you don't have to worry about it. If you want same day, you need to pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just use the free county test sites and then you don't have to worry about it. If you want same day, you need to pay.

I didn't pay for same day service. I requested regular PCR test - results within 48 hours. The testing place just happens to be called Someday Health.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got this same thing. I deposited the check but haven’t gotten a bill from same day yet

Legally you are supposed to forward that check to sameday. It’s insurance fraud to keep the money.

Pfft. I'm not forwarding any check made out to me to a company before I get a bill from them.