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I suspect his doctor just knew to code it properly as low vitamin D for monitoring of replacement therapy. Since he legitimately has low D and is on replacement
by erentz 6y ago
I suspect his doctor just knew to code it properly as low vitamin D for monitoring of replacement therapy. Since he legitimately has low D and is on replacement therapy there’s no issue. For first timers not sure if they are or not an experienced doctor will just label it this way anyway and tell you 9/10 it’ll work. 1/10 you’ll have to pay the fee. It’s just another example of our nonsensical health system at work.
- ghaff 6y agoI really have no idea although I'm very skeptical that my former primary care doctor would have done anything more sophisticated than checking a bunch of boxes on the blood work sheet and faxed it to the hospital lab. It certainly wasn't in response to any symptoms about anything; it just came in low in the lab results at some point. Of course, may be a function of particular insurance provider policies.
- hanklazard 6y agoI can tell you that the proper way to code various labs in order to get them paid for by insurers, seems like an intentionally opaque and always changing landscape. It does vary by insurer, and much of the time, I don't even know about a very expensive lab unless a patient informs me--I'm sure many just curse their bill (and maybe me) and go on with their day without giving me the feedback. This is just one of the many frustrating parts of the way our medical system is set-up. As a doctor, I have even considered not seeing my own doctor for labs and using a private company, as others have mentioned in this thread. At least those companies provide price transparency.