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thewayneIn June, prior to an appointment with my immunologist, I had a blood draw to measure my immune globulin type-G, it's the only antibodies that can be measured on me as all my other antibodies are functionally zero. It cost me around $10-15.
Late October I had another appointment with my immunologist, and another blood draw. Same thing, measure my IgG. Except the lab screwed up. I receive the results of my IgE blood test, which is below two. Functionally zero. And absolutely worthless.
The lab screwed up. When I went in for the draw, they said they had an order on file for me, even though I had the order in my hand. And they did it wrong. I go ahead to my appointment, I'm told that they will re-run the test as they still have my blood on-hand. So that's cool.
I get the correct results and my level is nice and high.
And now I receive a bill. With two major problems.
First, I was billed for two blood tests, even though they screwed up and ran the wrong blood test.
But what really ticks me off is bloody insurance. As I said, first blood test was around $10-15. These two tests? Over $50 each! And a note on the bill? Out of network!
Today I call Blue Cross. Turns out that the local lab sent them to OUT OF NETWORK LABS FOR PROCESSING! Farkin' barstiches! Kind of defeats the purpose of the place I go to being in-network if they're going to send it to an out of network lab for processing!
Grumble grumble grumble....
Does anyone know if Tasmania is a nice place to live? Russet started talking about it this morning.
Late October I had another appointment with my immunologist, and another blood draw. Same thing, measure my IgG. Except the lab screwed up. I receive the results of my IgE blood test, which is below two. Functionally zero. And absolutely worthless.
The lab screwed up. When I went in for the draw, they said they had an order on file for me, even though I had the order in my hand. And they did it wrong. I go ahead to my appointment, I'm told that they will re-run the test as they still have my blood on-hand. So that's cool.
I get the correct results and my level is nice and high.
And now I receive a bill. With two major problems.
First, I was billed for two blood tests, even though they screwed up and ran the wrong blood test.
But what really ticks me off is bloody insurance. As I said, first blood test was around $10-15. These two tests? Over $50 each! And a note on the bill? Out of network!
Today I call Blue Cross. Turns out that the local lab sent them to OUT OF NETWORK LABS FOR PROCESSING! Farkin' barstiches! Kind of defeats the purpose of the place I go to being in-network if they're going to send it to an out of network lab for processing!
Grumble grumble grumble....
Does anyone know if Tasmania is a nice place to live? Russet started talking about it this morning.
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Date: 2023-12-06 04:24 pm (UTC)'Greed throughout the system' is capitalism at its finest. It's ridiculous that they have for years sent it to in-network labs. I may be contacting a lab in Las Cruces: the question will be if Quest will fix this or do I now spend four hours for every test driving back and forth to 'Cruces for blood work? I'd really hate to fire yet another medical provider.
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Date: 2023-12-06 05:25 pm (UTC)