I'm in Illinois and I have insurance. But, I'm more interested in this medical bill I got for a med check. Basically I'm on anxiety medication, refills ran out, had to visit the doctor to get more. The visit was about 10 minutes total, between entering and leaving. Maybe 4 minutes with the nurse practitioner, the conversation was basically "they still working?" "Yes" "ok I'll write another prescription" and we talked about the weather a few seconds and that was it.
$550 bill, insurance paid $100
I just find this... excessive.
I called and the first person told me they couldn't send me an itemized bill, and said the visit was billed as a 25 minute consultation. I told him it was basically 5 mins, and other than my weight check and temperature, nothing else was really done. He said this billing was correct. I said the bill was excessive for what feels like nothing, he snarkily said "it wasn't nothing, you got your prescription." I told him I already had that, so it wasn't really anything new. He said we all have medical debt to pay.
I asked to talk to a supervisor and got disconnected. I called back and a woman basically told me the same thing, but said she could send me an itemized bill. That itemized bill doesn't really show anything other than a 25 minute visit for $550.00. She said management was busy and could take a message. They never called me back and it's been 5 days.
Is this normal? I expected the bill to be like $100ish which is still ridiculous, but this?
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