hawthorn-and-ivy:anotherdayforchaosfay: prime89:goldhornsandblackwool: America is a place What the h
hawthorn-and-ivy:anotherdayforchaosfay: prime89:goldhornsandblackwool: America is a place What the hell actual? I got hit with this charge and called the billing department. They explained that it was due to calling in a counselor (which didn’t happen), providing emotional support (I was given a stack of tissues and left tf alone), and extra labor from the present nurse (by extra labor do you mean handing me a box of tissues and shutting the door when she left?). After a firm chat, they removed the absurd charge.Call and have a firm chat. No cursing or yelling, just explain the absurdity of this. That code is for a standardized screening (GAD 7, PHQ9, etc) and is for grading the degree of depression/anxiety/whatever. It’s a code that insurance has made up because we have to tell them exactly what we did so they can do metrics for whatever analysis (and they don’t pay if it’s “too general”). They def shouldn’t have it on there without the documentation, actual emotional support, etc. Also the audacity of adding a 30$ charge for a fingerstick and another $15 for the one test they did on that drop of blood. (The machine is expensive but it’s a cheap test to run) No arguments about how stupid america is, I hate the insurance model and all the problems it brings also. -- source link