TLDR: made appointment to see doc. Thought it could be strep, but Doc said no it’s something else. Gets billed $80 for the visit. Come back 5 days later with the same issue. Same doc then says we can test for strep— we do and it comes back positive. Billed for $200.
Back in September I was sick. As soon as I figured I was I made an appointment for Wednesday 9/6. Answered all the questions and even put out there that it feels like it could be strep, but being so early I didn’t know for sure, though it feels like it does pretty much whenever I do have it. Doc ultimately said it’s probably not strep, likely allergies or something and sent me on my way with a script for such.
Whatever he gave me didn’t help and I get a bit worse over the next day or so and make another appointment for the morning of Monday 9/11 since that was the soonest I could get in and I made sure to do it with the same doc. We go through the same process and I tell him I’m pretty sure now it’s strep.
After typing up to here I forgot to say that I took a home Covid test and it was negative. I’ve had it before and it felt nothing like this, so I was positive it wasn’t Covid.
The Doc asked me again about the Flu/Covid symptoms, to which I said no to almost all of them and that I was pretty sure it’s not, but again you never know how those change and affect people differently. He then said that we can swab/test for Strep and Flu/Covid if I want, and I suggested we do. Turns out it is strep, so Doc writes the corresponding script and I’m out.
So that right there is my issue. Visit 1 I said it feels like strep and Doc ultimately said it wasn’t and didn’t even offer the ability to test. I get charged $80 for that visit.
Visit 2, I come back 3 business days later (5 calendar days) feeling worse. I give him similar details to which he then says we can test for strep if I want, and I do. Comes back strep positive. Get billed $200 for visit 2.
I feel it’s extremely unprofessional/unfair to have to go back a second time with the same issue before getting offered (from the same doc) the ability to test for the illness I came in for (suspecting) initially. So is there a way I can dispute this or negotiate the $200 bill? I don’t even need it to be wiped out completely— since I paid my $80 for the first visit I’d even be fine paying the difference and calling it good.
I realize after I was about to submit, based off the flairs, that I didn’t say anything about insurance. This is all after insurance (Ameriben which I think is a subset of Blue Cross Blue Shield) did it’s thing and left me with this.
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