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re: So, another reason Health insurance is going up
Posted on 9/20/19 at 7:02 am to OysterPoBoy
Posted on 9/20/19 at 7:02 am to OysterPoBoy
Wouldn't one think as much as they charge for blood test, sticking the needle would go under that charge. 
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Posted on 9/20/19 at 7:04 am to chuckie
quote:as all healthcare should be. People should have catastrophic coverage only.
exception is for boob jobs and plastics stuff where you have to pay cash upfront
Posted on 9/20/19 at 7:05 am to OysterPoBoy
quote:And even then, it's a crap shoot whether you're going to get the experienced and confident one who can hit your vein on the first shot or the timid and nervous one who digs for it.
they started having to go to school to become phlebotomists
Posted on 9/20/19 at 7:27 am to fishfighter
In all fairness, and I am the last one to defend health care billing practices, patients have become more sophisticated and demand detailed billing. Someone has to pay the specialist who does the blood draw. So they can list the charge versus building it into the cost of the blood test.
On a side note, I would MUCH prefer a professional sticking me to some Give No Shits floor RN who would just digs around with the catheter looking for a vein.
On a side note, I would MUCH prefer a professional sticking me to some Give No Shits floor RN who would just digs around with the catheter looking for a vein.
Posted on 9/20/19 at 7:40 am to fishfighter
It's way cheaper to just save your money and get all your work done in an American hospital in Thailand.
Posted on 9/20/19 at 7:43 am to The Torch
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Not if you have two kids, no husband and no job, then it's all FREE !!
The real reason costs go up
Posted on 9/20/19 at 7:46 am to fishfighter
Part of that $16 probably goes to cover the cost of drawing blood from patients who don’t pay a cent.
Posted on 9/20/19 at 7:46 am to fishfighter
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Wouldn't one think as much as they charge for blood test, sticking the needle would go under that charge.
No. They stick you once, but might draw several vials for several tests, each of them with their own cost.
Also, of course, you're paying for the phlebotomist. Do you think they work for free? You've ALWAYS paid for the phlebotomist. Are you really just bitching that it's now a line item?
This post was edited on 9/20/19 at 7:47 am
Posted on 9/20/19 at 7:52 am to fishfighter
My insurance was issued by Smith & Wesson.
Germs - come at me!
Germs - come at me!
Posted on 9/20/19 at 7:54 am to fishfighter
Venipuncture charges are common. I guess they should just give you the service for free?
Posted on 9/20/19 at 7:59 am to chuckie
Posted on 9/20/19 at 7:59 am to WW
This CPT code has been around forever. Sounds they they were under billing you (incorrectly) before that.
Posted on 9/20/19 at 8:03 am to LarryCLE
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Part of that $16 probably goes to cover the cost of drawing blood from patients who don’t pay a cent.
Isn’t it a problem though when that $16 is more than that person gets paid in an hour?
Posted on 9/20/19 at 8:05 am to fishfighter
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Last Dec, I had a CRT-D replaced. Cost was $200K. Cost me $0.
Sounds like you’re the reason insurance is going up
You’re welcome
Posted on 9/20/19 at 8:06 am to Chillini
You'll tip a waitress $5-10 for handing you food on a plate you're already paying for and not think twice.
Why the focus on healthcare?
Why the focus on healthcare?
This post was edited on 9/20/19 at 8:09 am
Posted on 9/20/19 at 8:20 am to fishfighter
You think that person that drew your blood works for free?
The blood goes to the lab and they then charge you for the tests performed (if done in a doctors office).
The blood goes to the lab and they then charge you for the tests performed (if done in a doctors office).
Posted on 9/20/19 at 8:22 am to Wolfmanjack
You get charged for those separately.
Posted on 9/20/19 at 8:25 am to Chillini
Yes I’m completely aware of that
Posted on 9/20/19 at 8:33 am to Chillini
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Isn’t it a problem though when that $16 is more than that person gets paid in an hour?
You aren't just paying for the phlebotomist...you are also paying for the supplies needed for the actual lab draw.
Alcohol swabs, tourniquets, gauze, butterfly or whatever collection devices they have stocked, coban wrap, etc.
Posted on 9/20/19 at 8:34 am to Chillini
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Isn’t it a problem though when that $16 is more than that person gets paid in an hour?
Think about how much more it will cost when they want their wages raised too.
All those little helpers aren't going to want to have the same pay as someone who didn't graduate high school.
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