**THE-RFI-EMI-GUY** <rhyolite[at]nettally.com> wrote:

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It is probable that your insc co has a contract with the lab
calling for a discount. If so the you only owe $93. You
might advise the Fraud prevention dept of the insurance co
wof the attempt to collect the additional $213. They might
find another lab

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**THE-RFI-EMI-GUY** wrote:

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This extra charge may well violate the lab's contract with
the insurance company. Further, if the lab does not have a
contract with the insurance company, they probably cannot
charge you the extra amount unless you agreed to that
possibility in writing in advance of the service being
performed. I would complain in writing to the insurance
company.

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I had some diagnostic testing done recently. The bill
charged by the lab was about $3,000. My insurance company
settled for about $900. The bill I received from the lab
itemized the charges and payments. A notation near the
bottom of the page indicated that my insurance company had
determined my co-pay to be about $93. That makes sense from
the standpoint of my 10% copayment arrangement with the
insurance company. However the lab added below this a $213
item called "Cost Cont, Commercial Insurance" to the last
line, raising my bill to $306. I think they are pulling a
fast one expecting I will pay this.

Is this just an ENRON bookkeeping method for them to raise
their write off for tax purposes?

These folks need to be reigned in

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