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Post by petham on Mar 7, 2012 17:47:25 GMT -5
My original Doctor no longer in in network with Tricare. I have to switch doctors. I already found one, closer to my house and takes new tricare patients. Just out of curiosity I asked how much self pay fills are. They charge 198 dollars.. Holy cannoli ! I sure am glad hubby spend 20 years in the Army,
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Post by Kim S on Mar 7, 2012 20:33:03 GMT -5
Crazy huh! Glad it's covered for you.
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Post by kat44 on Mar 17, 2012 13:18:54 GMT -5
Yep my doc charged $200 for fill and $150 for unfill! Ridiculous!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2012 14:09:57 GMT -5
At Cedars in Beverly Hills, charges used to be close to $1100.
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Post by petham on Mar 17, 2012 14:16:23 GMT -5
At Cedars in Beverly Hills, charges used to be close to $1100. I bet people in Beverly Hills don't make $11.76 an hr ?  |
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Post by formerlyfluffy on Apr 2, 2012 17:59:09 GMT -5
$198 is well within the range. 100/min. for 2 minutes work of work. I think most of us here chose the wrong profession, lol.
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Post by hislady on Apr 8, 2012 20:44:21 GMT -5
Yep mine were $225 for fills or unfills! Hence my having my band emptied, I'm no doc I can't afford those prices!
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Post by chicarita on Apr 13, 2012 19:44:29 GMT -5
Mine was $248 and I was self pay. So glad this darn thing is out!
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Post by Buckeye Girl on Jun 10, 2012 16:49:30 GMT -5
That is insane. This is one of the reasons I think the band is one of the poorest choices for self-pays. Glad you are covered!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2012 17:52:41 GMT -5
$198 is well within the range. 100/min. for 2 minutes work of work. I think most of us here chose the wrong profession, lol. That's why money grubbing assholes, I mean surgeons, LOVE bands. |
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Post by pumpkin on Nov 1, 2012 22:59:08 GMT -5
My fills and unfills only cost 3.00 dollars, and I still got fucked !
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Post by petham on Nov 3, 2012 22:14:38 GMT -5
I'm still doing well, and had no problems finding a new doc.. Tricare has one in the program that is closer and more convenient to me. Since I already have the band I don't have to worry about his skills. I'm thinking he can find the port ! I haven't used his services yet.
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Post by nyuboi on Nov 4, 2012 13:33:50 GMT -5
The funny thing about these self-pay prices is those are much higher numbers than what the doctors actually get paid when it's through insurance. Mine was $350 for fills if no coverage, but when I had coverage I saw on the EOB's that he would get like $70 for the adjustment. Half the reason you need insurance is to just get the benefit of their contracted prices instead of "self pay" prices to the public not negotiated by big insurance.
Anyway, I no longer worry about that since my band is now completely emtpied and needs to come out. :/
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