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Re: Cost of Tests From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com) Tue Aug 28 15:39:44 2007 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Cost of Tests" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Link Between Gestational Diabetes and Cancer" In reply to: Dr. Ainsworth: "Cost of Tests" Next in thread: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Cost of Tests" This highlights another problem of third pary payors - in most business situations, cash is king and discounts are offered for cash payment. In medicine, the cash paying patient is penalized. Something is wrong with this. Art At Tue, 28 Aug 2007, Dr. Ainsworth wrote: > >I hadn't checked on the cost of a prenatal panel for awhile and a cash >paying patient complained to me about what she had to pay at LabCorp, >$1232.50 for the usual: CBC, type, Rh, AB screen, rubella, RPR, HBsAg, >UA/C&S, HIV 1&2, HTLV 1&2. When you factor in the additional cost of >cystic fibrosis mutation analysis ($~500), AFP screening ($125) and Pap >smear ($?) the lab is making considerably more for a pregnancy than you >and I do for minimal risk. It would be interesting to know what their >markup is on the tests vs. their costs. >Ron -- art fougner, md "May The Wings of Liberty Never Lose a Feather." - Jack Burton Next message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Cost of Tests" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Link Between Gestational Diabetes and Cancer" In reply to: Dr. Ainsworth: "Cost of Tests" Next in thread: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Cost of Tests"

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