Need to vent!!

I was looking on my insurance website to see what claims have been paid and all that good stuff. Well my claim for the psychologist I saw was being processed. The claim was for $1,055. How can they charge that much when she only spent about 30-45 minutes with me? I just think that is crazy. Can someone explain this to me???

Kate unfortunately the answer is she can charge that so she does. But the insurance companies usually "negotiates" a price so odds are thats not what she will get paid. She probably charges that knowing they are going to make her come down in price...

Wow, mine was only $ 105.00 and my insurance paid 100% of it!!! Make sure that they don't try to make you pay the balance of what they billed and what your insurance will pay, that is outrageous!!!

It's a medical industry thing. They way over charge for things, then negotiate prices with the insurance co, and they pay a % of it. Just wait. I got my detailed bill from my surgery... $36,500 - and some of the charges were CRAZY. However, my insurance 'negotiated' and paid $21,000. You have me curious, I'm going to have to go back and see what the insurance paid for my psych consult. I know that for the cardiac dr it was OUTRAGEOUS! Katie (also in Springfield!)

I know what ya mean. My psy. consult was over 1500. before they marked it down as insurance companies due but still I think they paid around 1200 for 40 minutes of talking and two hours of answering did I love my dad more than my mom on those computer questions. My hospital bill was 55,467.31. That was for 6 days in the hospital and 2 surgeries. I had to pay only 250. thank goodness Health Alliance took care of the rest. Diana 315/229/?