mickeyd
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When I last saw my Dr. in March I asked him about Vitamin D (VD) as I had read an article in the paper about many folks that have low VD and asked if I should be taking a supplement as my Dermatologist suggested that it may be a good idea as I try to stay out of the sun (where we get a lot of Vitamin D) since I tend to get skin cancer.
Doc say he did not know if I needed a supplement or not and ordered up a test to check my VD numbers. The nurse, prior to taking my blood sample, says "Medicare may not approve this test and it costs about $230, just to advise you..." I said "hell no, forget it I was only curious in a general sort of a way." She took blood for a lipid profile and a few other regular tests.
I got a call from the DR. office a week or so later saying that my VD was low and that I should begin taking a suppliment of 1000 IU. I reminded them that I said that they should not do the test because of the cost, why was it run? "The Doc said to do it" was the response.
Just received my Medicare Summary Notice and they refused to pay the $232 for the test. The footnote says "It appears that you did not know that we would not pay for this service, so you are not liable. Do not pay your provider for this service..."
It's a mystery why the Doc ordered the test and will now have to eat the cost, but the test provided information that I needed to increase my VD intake as it was very low.
Doc say he did not know if I needed a supplement or not and ordered up a test to check my VD numbers. The nurse, prior to taking my blood sample, says "Medicare may not approve this test and it costs about $230, just to advise you..." I said "hell no, forget it I was only curious in a general sort of a way." She took blood for a lipid profile and a few other regular tests.
I got a call from the DR. office a week or so later saying that my VD was low and that I should begin taking a suppliment of 1000 IU. I reminded them that I said that they should not do the test because of the cost, why was it run? "The Doc said to do it" was the response.
Just received my Medicare Summary Notice and they refused to pay the $232 for the test. The footnote says "It appears that you did not know that we would not pay for this service, so you are not liable. Do not pay your provider for this service..."
It's a mystery why the Doc ordered the test and will now have to eat the cost, but the test provided information that I needed to increase my VD intake as it was very low.