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There is a "cash price" in many contracts between the insurance company and provider. If you tell them you have insurance the provider must quote you this infla
by nonbel 7y ago
There is a "cash price" in many contracts between the insurance company and provider. If you tell them you have insurance the provider must quote you this inflated price.
You need to go to a place that does not know you have insurance, say you do not have any, and then get the cash price from them.
- crazygringo 7y agoHow do you know that? I'm looking online and can't find any mention whatsoever. What's the contract term for it? And what percentage of health plans in the US does that apply to? And how often do doctors actually follow that? In my case, the doctors in this office are certainly unaware of anything like that. Like I said, the doctor quotes the cash price, which is standard for the office, not having the slightest idea of which insurance I have. You keep insisting there's this separate higher cash price, but I'm explaining to you the fact that in this case, there obviously isn't, in practice.
- nonbel 7y agoRead here: https://selfpaypatient.com/2015/05/12/insured-but-not-letting-the-doctor-know/ https://selfpaypatient.com/2015/05/12/insured-but-not-lettin... How can it otherwise possibly make sense that they charge more for not having to deal with insurance company bureaucracy?