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richie rich
hi guys
it has been awhile since i have been on the site. things are back to normal so i don't have as much time to chit chat.
i do have a question for the board. last july my wife went into the hospital for emergency surgery. she lost a lot of blood and they had to pump her with plasma, platelets and blood. anyway the hospital sent the bill to the insurance company for $50,000 ( retail price) or $26,000 ( real price = pre-negotiated price). one of the charges was for "BLOOD ADMINISTRATION" for $4,500. i wondered what this charge was for but figured that the insurance company would pay it. well guess what. the insurance will not pay for it. "BLOOD AMINISTRATION" is a charge for testing and maintaining the blood that is donated to the hospital. nobody would donate blood if they had to pay so the hospital charges the end-user of the donated blood a fee for the process and testing of the donated blood. Cigna ( which by the way stinks) refuses to pay for it. I think it is a total joke and refuse to pay.
Has anyone had a similiar situtaion like this before?
Thanks,
Richie Rich
it has been awhile since i have been on the site. things are back to normal so i don't have as much time to chit chat.
i do have a question for the board. last july my wife went into the hospital for emergency surgery. she lost a lot of blood and they had to pump her with plasma, platelets and blood. anyway the hospital sent the bill to the insurance company for $50,000 ( retail price) or $26,000 ( real price = pre-negotiated price). one of the charges was for "BLOOD ADMINISTRATION" for $4,500. i wondered what this charge was for but figured that the insurance company would pay it. well guess what. the insurance will not pay for it. "BLOOD AMINISTRATION" is a charge for testing and maintaining the blood that is donated to the hospital. nobody would donate blood if they had to pay so the hospital charges the end-user of the donated blood a fee for the process and testing of the donated blood. Cigna ( which by the way stinks) refuses to pay for it. I think it is a total joke and refuse to pay.
Has anyone had a similiar situtaion like this before?
Thanks,
Richie Rich