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So, I will start this with a little background info.
I don't have health insurance. Live in America, and was denied for state assistance. So I am basically cash pay for everything. I have been accepted for financial assistance at at the hospital and was approved, but this will not count for ultrasounds or labs.
At my intake appointment with my nee OB I told the nurse I didn't want any other tests than absolutely necessary.
She talked about iron and something else being necessary, and I said ok.
Well guess who go the lab bill yesterday? $450.
10 different lab tests. Including RH, HIV, blood typing and several others that I don't feel were necessary. This is baby #3 in 5 years. I have had these tests RECENTLY! All it would have taken was for me to ask for my medical records from my old OB office.
This info is even available to them at the hospital I gave birth too my 2 children in. They are a clinic at said hospital.
I absolutely do not want to pay this bill, I feel like the nurse did not listen to me when I told her I would have to pay and was worried about the cost of to much testing. I feel fing ignored to be perfectly honest. I don't think those costly tests are necessary. $98 to see what my blood type is? There is a record of that. Hell, I know off the top of my head what my blood type is. DH and both kids are the same blood type. There wasn't any need for them to charge me 28$ for an RH factor test. I am RH + with and + blood type. And my husband is + as well. That info is in medical records that I could have gotten to them for FREE!
Now I have the anatomy scan comming up next month that they will want me to schedule. But they have a different company do that, and my price quote on it is looking to be about $400. I already have a bill for a dating scan for over $100 that I will have to make payments on. I will not be able to pay for the 20 week ultrasound.
This lab test bill will take us months to pay off, and I know they will be wanting more done. GD and GBS later on. But I am not certain I will want to have those. Because they will just add onto this bill, that I can't pay.
I have an appointment on November 1st, and plan on speaking to the office manager before hand as well because I am so upset with the nurse not listening to me or caring that I had to pay for these tests I stated I didn't want or need. I feel forced into this lab bill and really want to fight it.
Also considering asking for a price list for all tests and procedures they want to do now, and only choosing certain things.
Normally I am not like this, and just let the professionals do their thing, but I don't want to trust this office anymore, after only one appointment they lost my trust.
I could try to find a different place, but then I will loose financial assistance for the OB care, AND still owe for the lab tests and ultrasound I have already recieved.
Not sure what I am looking for here, or if I just needed to rant it out.
I don't have health insurance. Live in America, and was denied for state assistance. So I am basically cash pay for everything. I have been accepted for financial assistance at at the hospital and was approved, but this will not count for ultrasounds or labs.
At my intake appointment with my nee OB I told the nurse I didn't want any other tests than absolutely necessary.
She talked about iron and something else being necessary, and I said ok.
Well guess who go the lab bill yesterday? $450.
10 different lab tests. Including RH, HIV, blood typing and several others that I don't feel were necessary. This is baby #3 in 5 years. I have had these tests RECENTLY! All it would have taken was for me to ask for my medical records from my old OB office.
This info is even available to them at the hospital I gave birth too my 2 children in. They are a clinic at said hospital.
I absolutely do not want to pay this bill, I feel like the nurse did not listen to me when I told her I would have to pay and was worried about the cost of to much testing. I feel fing ignored to be perfectly honest. I don't think those costly tests are necessary. $98 to see what my blood type is? There is a record of that. Hell, I know off the top of my head what my blood type is. DH and both kids are the same blood type. There wasn't any need for them to charge me 28$ for an RH factor test. I am RH + with and + blood type. And my husband is + as well. That info is in medical records that I could have gotten to them for FREE!
Now I have the anatomy scan comming up next month that they will want me to schedule. But they have a different company do that, and my price quote on it is looking to be about $400. I already have a bill for a dating scan for over $100 that I will have to make payments on. I will not be able to pay for the 20 week ultrasound.
This lab test bill will take us months to pay off, and I know they will be wanting more done. GD and GBS later on. But I am not certain I will want to have those. Because they will just add onto this bill, that I can't pay.
I have an appointment on November 1st, and plan on speaking to the office manager before hand as well because I am so upset with the nurse not listening to me or caring that I had to pay for these tests I stated I didn't want or need. I feel forced into this lab bill and really want to fight it.
Also considering asking for a price list for all tests and procedures they want to do now, and only choosing certain things.
Normally I am not like this, and just let the professionals do their thing, but I don't want to trust this office anymore, after only one appointment they lost my trust.
I could try to find a different place, but then I will loose financial assistance for the OB care, AND still owe for the lab tests and ultrasound I have already recieved.
Not sure what I am looking for here, or if I just needed to rant it out.