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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m curious how much money the office actually gets for this though? Doesn’t most of the money they get come from billing for the visit? And the cost of the tests ultimately is paid to the lab?

This is still a bummer for sure and it shouldn’t be this complicated. But you know that saying don’t attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity?

I think it’s just our dumb system that is overly complex. I would never make all these calls and pay all this attention to a $100 bill. I’d have just paid it. A lot of people are like me I think. Insurance and medical bills make no sense to me and I’ve given up on trying to understand. It’s easier to just pay and not think about it.[/quote]

I’m sure I will just end up paying it, but this is why medical practices (and insurances) get away with this sort of thing. $100 here and there, sure, not a big deal to people like you and me. But to some people, a $100 unexpected expense for something that is presumably covered in full by insurance is a lot.

The practice did the trich swab in-office so they certainly made money off it according to my EOB. As well their in-office LabCorp made money on the other tests, and while the in-office lab testing is certainly a convenience and they can’t receive “kickbacks” per se, it is definitely all a transactional relationship.

I only inquired about this because it is outside of the standard care protocol the CDC recommends and nothing I’ve experienced at other providers in the DC area. [/quote]

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