What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
Last year I had a colonoscopy, authorised by my EPO insurance provider, including lab tests. I received a bill from the lab to say the insurance covered most of the tests but not one biopsy so they're billing me for it. I phoned them up and told them the situation and they said to call my insurance as it was probably a mistake. This I did and thought nothing more of it until I got another bill from the lab. So I wrote to the lab saying they should deal with my insurer - after all, this specimen was taken from my body as a routine test for that procedure while I was legally unfit to give approval (anesthetic) which, as I understand it, is down to the doctor.
Since sending that letter I've now received two more bills from the lab, the latest a "final notice". There has been no acknowledgement or reply to my letter.
The last time I got billed falsely (long story, basically bait and switch on me with the doctors, so the doctor that I checked in for, signed my name on his check-in sheet, but saw somebody else who wasn't covered) it took 18 months, about as many letters, numerous phone calls, and hours and hours of wasted time trying to sort out. Eventually they quietly dropped it without responding to a single letter that I'd sent by signed delivery. Not one. I only heard from the debt collection agency, who were decent enough to let me know, that they'd dropped all bills. So basically I want to avoid this scenario all over again with my insurance company.
Any advice on how to put an end to this nonsense ASAP would be appreciated. Thanks.
Last year I had a colonoscopy, authorised by my EPO insurance provider, including lab tests. I received a bill from the lab to say the insurance covered most of the tests but not one biopsy so they're billing me for it. I phoned them up and told them the situation and they said to call my insurance as it was probably a mistake. This I did and thought nothing more of it until I got another bill from the lab. So I wrote to the lab saying they should deal with my insurer - after all, this specimen was taken from my body as a routine test for that procedure while I was legally unfit to give approval (anesthetic) which, as I understand it, is down to the doctor.
Since sending that letter I've now received two more bills from the lab, the latest a "final notice". There has been no acknowledgement or reply to my letter.
The last time I got billed falsely (long story, basically bait and switch on me with the doctors, so the doctor that I checked in for, signed my name on his check-in sheet, but saw somebody else who wasn't covered) it took 18 months, about as many letters, numerous phone calls, and hours and hours of wasted time trying to sort out. Eventually they quietly dropped it without responding to a single letter that I'd sent by signed delivery. Not one. I only heard from the debt collection agency, who were decent enough to let me know, that they'd dropped all bills. So basically I want to avoid this scenario all over again with my insurance company.
Any advice on how to put an end to this nonsense ASAP would be appreciated. Thanks.
