[Magdalen] Insurance screw-up.

[Scott Knitter]

I often question the accuracy of the CPT codes that were entered by
the biller...I think a lot of procedures are entered at a higher level
(longer office visit or more intense treatment) than reality would
seem to dictate.

But I've also stopped (mostly) panicking about an EOB, especially when
it shows I will owe something I don't think I should owe. Typically
things are magically resolved before the actual bill. That's when I
panic (and complain). :)

On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 11:46 AM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> During this calendar year, I've had many strange things show up on my explanations of benefit (EOBs) regarding my Stanford song and dance, but they've always been Stanford's fault and they get fixed behind the scenes with no botheration from me.
>
> This weekend I got one showing a couple charges (outpatient services and x-ray) for date of service 06/13 at the UCSF Medical Center.  First, I was at work on 06/13, and second, I haven't been to the UCSF medical center in San Francisco since 1998 (and that was for Everett, not me).  I called Blue Cross and explained this, and was very nicely told it would be fixed and I'd get a call back before close of business Friday.
>
> Since insurance is all electronic these days, at least in terms of coding and billing, I wonder how someone else's medical care intersected with mine for just long enough for me to get his or her charge?



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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA