If dentists' cash pricing was the same as insurance-negotiated pricing, I'd pay

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Mar 27, 2024
1:26:16pm

Jesse Pinkman All-American

cash and drop my dental insurance. It seems like we'd both come out a bit ahead.

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Jesse Pinkman

Previous username: QuickCoug
Bio page: Jesse Pinkman
Joined: Feb 6, 2002
Last login: Apr 27, 2024
Total posts: 20,364 (36 FO)

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Time

Dentists, Doctors - do us all a favor and have your staff know what your service

Avery

Mar 27, 12:03pm

It’s not the DRs or their staff. Take your complaint to your insurance company

kotacoug

Mar 27, 12:08pm

This 100%

byusage

Mar 27, 1:10pm

Just ask for the cash price and pay out of pocket. Or accept that your insurance

VACougMD

Mar 27, 12:08pm

Laughing at the “your staff” comment.. it’s PE or hospital admins “staff”

cougfanz

Mar 27, 12:09pm

It's your insurance. That's your responsibility

BLT-Coug

Mar 27, 12:09pm

I WISH it was my responsibility to set the price. We can choose to blame

Avery

Mar 27, 12:19pm

You could always pay the full fee and submit to insurance yourself. Then there

BLT-Coug

Mar 27, 12:21pm

Insurance sets the price. Let your doctor know what they say. Sometimes it’s

cougfanz

Mar 27, 12:23pm

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Iman23

Mar 27, 12:34pm

Pay me in cash without a third party, and I’ll make it very simple. It will be

blackandblue

Mar 27, 12:23pm

did you just say, people WITH insurance are the problem?

Avery

Mar 27, 12:28pm

That's not what he said at all. He said third party payers are the problem

BLT-Coug

Mar 27, 12:29pm

I said relying on third party payers on prices and payment sets the problem.

blackandblue

Mar 27, 12:30pm

90% of doctors can’t name a cash price. This is from 15 years of experience as

Iman23

Mar 27, 12:38pm

I agree with you on that in medicine. In dentistry, that is very rare. And if

blackandblue

Mar 27, 12:40pm

If dentists' cash pricing was the same as insurance-negotiated pricing, I'd pay

Jesse Pinkman

Mar 27, 1:26pm

See my reply below

byusage

Mar 27, 1:27pm

My experience is that they usually over charge and then need to issue a refund.

Eggguy

Mar 27, 1:06pm

A lot of dental offices have an in-office plan. You pay a fee up front to cover

byusage

Mar 27, 1:26pm

ah - see my complaint is I don't think the office really tries that hard if they

Avery

Mar 27, 2:19pm

You are comparing a business that has a 3rd party that dictates fees and what

byusage

Mar 27, 2:34pm

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