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In reply to the discussion: Trump Will Eventually Disappear - Al Franken [View all]DallasNE
(7,402 posts)About 2 months ago my daughter woke up with a temp of 101.7 and was vomiting (3 times). We sought out an in-network provider that could get her in that day for a test. It was a drive up facility and when we showed up at the appointed time there was, surprisingly, no long line. 4 1/2 days later we got the test results back. By then she was no longer sick and the result was, thankfully, negative. They said, most likely she had the stomach flu.
Then yesterday there was a letter from the provider. Insurance rejected the claim, even though it was in-network. No reason was provided. The amount for the test: $240. Apparently the guidelines determined the test was not necessary. It seems that everything about this process is just totally fucked up. But I know that everybody getting tested is not paying $240 out of pocket so what gives. If there were then 50 million test times $240 equals $12,000,000,000.