Anyone else finally get a bill from Sameday Health for COVID testing

[Anonymous]

Yes - I finally got a bill for Covid testing done a year ago and paid last week. I received the check from BCBS earlier this year.

[Anonymous]

We only had to pay the rush fee when we needed quick results. The rest 100% paid by our health insurance

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I got three emails today with request for payment for COVID test we did back in April. BCBS sent us the checks as they are out of network. I know there were several old threads on this issue and wondering if any one else got a bill.

You aren't supposed to bank in the checks that BCBS sent you. They are meant for YOU to pay Sameday Health since they are out of network. For in network, insurance pays the provider directly. For out of network, they sends you a check and you pay the provider.

Well, according to BCBS the checks were made payable to ME and we were told to deposit them. And, if the provider reached out to us for payment, we should pay them directly. I've also had this many times with our dental as BCBS pays a small portion of the bill.

OK, then use the funds deposited to pay the provider. For out of network providers, you know the time will come for request for payment. Nothing new.

Like the insurer, I have a policy about how late the bill can be before it’s written off.

I just got a bill from testing done in October 2021. Nearly 30 months ago.

Are they able to involve collections and my credit rating if I ignore this?

[Anonymous]

I recently got a bill too- amount seemed odd as I used SameDay various times and this Covid test visit was $170 with no payment from BCBS (and I don’t remember paying that much even for my in home test).