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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
..... Total time for the call: under 15 minutes.
I started feeling better that night, called him the next day, and all was well. Total cost for the zoom meeting: $0. The Doctor got paid I believe $45 from the insurance company. If I had gone to the doctor's office first, it would've cost me $40, and the insurance company would've had to pay him over $100 for the office visit.
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And this is an issue for the doctor. Had you been seen in the office the total physician time for your mild illness might have been 10 minutes face to face and five more for documentation. And he/she would have made say $120. Now instead the doctor spent 15 minutes face to face with you and still has to document for 5 minutes. So 20 minutes of time for $45. A pay rate of 135/hr which I 100% guarantee did not cover his overhead. (in the early 2000's my overhead, before I got any salary was nearly 200/hr. No idea what it is now)