 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | I can't tell you what my insurance is paying for the scans that were run this year as they persist on sending them to Medicare first instead of my primary insurer. I think they generally pay about $6500 of the $8500 bill.
I did however look up a CT done last Novemeber both with and without contrast. This was billed at $5086 +$938 for radiologist. Insurance allowed coverage was $3305.90 + $94.12 for radiologist. So these 'ourageous sums' are mostly being covered by insurance. And it not only HUP, I get charged similar or higher rates at the local hospitals. Is it the NY, NJ, PA metropolitan area is that much higher? That means the 10 or 20% the insurance doesn't cover is much higher. And what rate does the poor guy with no insurance pay?
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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