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Friends of mine have Blue Cross Blue Shield under the ACA.
His wife gets labs drawn at their Dr office. Their portion of the cost was $900.00 !!!! The hospital did the actual work up of the labs. Of course my friends have a $4000.00 deductible.

I don't have insurance. I get the exact same labs drawn at the hospital, as a private pay customer, and I paid $80.00.
While her labs were drawn at her Dr, its the same hospital that ran my labs.

This is insane......

You are correct.

Accountants and billing clerks.......particularly in the medical biz.....do make mistakes.

Call 'em and call BS.

They did.

So what yer telling me.....is I need to cancel my insurance entirely and play deadbeat?

Ain't no place on this planet where even routine bloodwork costs 80 bucks.

Crawl back under your rock.

Yes there is. It used to be called Wy Healthfair labs. Now its called Direct access labs, through Lifepoint hospital system.
SBH, I don't care what you do with your insurance...though, might have thought of a suggestion...

the hospital i go to runs what they call a 'birthday special' for bout that....once a year you can go in and get everything like cholesterol, thyroid hormone, liver function and i forget what all else for pretty cheap if you pay cash at the time of the draw....i do it every year to save me some money cause the docs keep pretty close eye on my thyroid and liver function.....the cholesterol is mostly FYI cause its always been good

All I had to see was the part about the $4,000 deductible, to know it was a mistake or BS.


Phil

RA,

You're cracking me up. And then just how much do they charge you for further work if a single indicator is slightly outta whack??

well my liver function is always out of whack and my thyroid meds tend to only be adjusted every other year.....havent had an extra test for anything out of whack since they figured out my high liver function is just me being an outlier on the statistical curve, it might not fit the average normal but since it effectively never moves it is and has always been my normal....

RA,

Love the 'Montana Birthday Special'. Sounds like Wyoming is offering the same, only maybe year round.

Can I drive north for a day or two and have the PVNS in my right knee removed for $99.99?

god you are a phuggin idiot....if you dont realize hospitals offer cash discounts your a moron....they have for a long time........

RA,

Are you faulting me for being a responsible, working American with health insurance being my #1 primo benefit?

Think people are getting the terminology all mixed up between;

Deductible, Out of Pocket Expense, and Co-Insurance...


Phil

im working and have health insurance aswell....but mine comes with a deductible and ill save money where i can.....lil cash on occasion gives me more bang for my buck

The statement was made.........that some level of bloodwork.........only costs 80 bucks.

And.........I'm calling BS aaaaaaaallll over that one. Unless it includes only a nursing assistant sticking your finger with the quicky glucose meter.

and your full of chit as usual.....get off the phuggin pills.........

does sbh stand for sux balls homeboy? he seems to fit the bill.

It's best not to question these things. If you simply bend over and take whatever it is that they have for you, right up the arse, you'll be much more content. 53% of the populace cannot be wrong. Just follow along. If your healthcare bankrupts you, you can always count on the government to bring in a shipping container for you to live in half of...as "getting sick should never cause anyone to go bankrupt" You'd be surprised how comfortable half a shipping container can be! You'll even have room for your bicycle! Once installed in your half shipping container, you will no longer feel the need for internet access that allows you to actually learn anything, or enjoy interaction, like this website, let alone any hobbies that might take up space or distract you from being a productive citizen. You'll have everything you need, with included web access that will tell you how to think AND feel.

SBH is commie cacksucker, it's best just to ignore his ignorant arse. I've not been around for some time...Is this Jeff_O?

Only thing I hate more than a lib is a lib-hater that spews pitiful, outrageous, un-American, America-destroying lies.....just to try to prove their point.

It's sickening and VERY tiresome to me. And it's a good deal of the reason that this country is done. Nothing in it's extreme form is a good thing in life. Nothing.

Stubborn, extreme conservatives will stop at nothing to gain their point.........just like the libs. Absolutely no difference between the two.

Exhibit A.......right here.