In Reply to: Warning--long. Year in, year out my posted by routine blood work has been normal ... sm on Wed, Jul 28 2021 at 02:05 PM CDT:
So those practices that can't rack up a bunch of 3- and 4-figures charges for colonoscopies, MRIs, etc. turn what should be one low-reimbursement visit into a string of visits plus various other finagles to get a little more out of the insurance companies.
I understand the problem, but I too have no interest in being made an unwilling part of the solution with upcharges, unneeded office visits, and charges for RN/MD visits that didn't really happen. (I recall one practice that charged a full-freight office visit every time for prescription renewals that were done through a 2-minute phone call to the front desk.)