Re: Pap Smear Needed to be Reread by Dr.?
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 09:50:03 -0500 (CDT)
The technician wasn't sure of what he saw.
At Thu, 24 Oct 2002, wanita wrote:
>
>I recently had a pap smear and this is the first one every had anything
>different at all.
>
>I received a bill that had the regular amount, and then an added amount
>that said it needed to be reread by the physician. I called my Dr. who
>said the result had been absolutely normal, so I needed to call the lab.
>The lab said that they charge extra if the doctor instead of a lab
>technician rereads the results. I could only talk to the person there
>in billing, since they said any results needed to be discussed with me
>by my doctor.
>
>I called the doctor's office again, and they said that the results were
>normal with no added comments so it was nothing.
>
>What could a lab technician see that a doctor would need to reread that
>would be nothing? Thank you so much for any experiences anyone has had,
>or for any medical answers.
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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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