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Originally Posted by RARO1
Im writing this on behalf of my mother and father in law, they moved down to TV recently, they decided to go get a new primary DR, they went to Premier medical associates in Ocala.
Premier recommended running routine blood test on both of them. A few weeks later they receive a letter from the lab saying they owe over $500 each for HIV tests, which neither Medicare or their AARP insurance will cover.
Mother in law has disputed the bill with both the lab and Premier but they claim a HIV test is “routine” and that they don’t need to disclose it during the appointment.
I find this ridiculous, why would a couple of 70 year olds with absolutely no history of exposure to HIV need a test?
Mother in law is at the end of her rope and is planing on paying the bill, but I suggested I ask on here to see if anyone has any suggestions.
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I would go back to the Doctor who wrote the script for blood work. They must have made a mistake in the type of test they ordered. If so they should be responsible for clearing up the issue or paying the bill.