How to Dispute Charges for Preventative Mammogram

bookmama22
Tue, 12 Apr 2016 00:17:24 +0000

I filed an appeal months ago as my prescription/referral always called for mammo plus sonogram for one breast which is dense. This is what I am scheduled for annually. This year after the mammo, the technician did two sonograms and I did sit up and question her, and she replied that was what she was doing. There isn’t any charge or co-pay for the mammo, but I did get a bill for a double co-pay for the sonograms. This was for a procedure last July. Originally I thought it was simply a billing error and when I called to check I was told a copay for each scan, but since I thought I was only supposed to have one scan, I protested and said that I should not have to pay a copay for a scan that was not prescribed. The appeal was filed in November after numerous phone calls back and forth and being told to expect an adjusted bill which was never received to a supervisor calling me back within an hour which never happened. I can easily pay for both but I still don’t believe I should have to and so I filed an appeal. Have heard nothing since from my insurance company or from the billing company for the radiologist office either.