Out Of Network Insurance Bills

[RichGotsPots]

My POTS doc told me he was in-network so I didnt check. Today I findout he's not and he is charging me $2000 :-O

any ideas how to deal with this???

[Rachel]

Ugh. You can talk with someone in the office to see if they can offer you a discount. Some places will do this for patients who don't have insurance. I don't know if they will do it for someone who has insurance but is out of network. It can't hurt to ask. You can also check to see if they offer any financial aid programs. If not that, you can ask about working out a payment plan so that you don't have to pay the whole $2000 at once.

[RichGotsPots]

well I had to cancel two doctors now because they said they were covered but then when i probed further they said they might not be for my particular plan so now i have no POTS specialists, great!

[corina]

sorry you have to deal with this Rich.

[DoozlyGirl]

You could try to build a case to convince your insurance company that they don't have POTS specialists in network. I know of several people with rare disorders that have been able to elevate an appeal to the medical review board of the insurance company (physician review) who have been granted in network status for these out of network providers.

I plan to do this once I make some progress on reclaiming my health with a new MCAS regimen.