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Topic: will bc/bs pay for igenex??

randibear
Honored Contributor (10K+ posts)
Member # 11290

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i got my bill today for all the igenex testing. $603!!! oh man...

they stamped on the bill (which i already paid with my plastic) that they are a non-provider.

so i guess that means that bc/bs won't pay right?

i'm going to get killed when that bill hits our master card....

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Posts: 12262 | From texas | Registered: Mar 2007 | IP: Logged |

Geneal
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 10375

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I know of a couple of people on this forum that had bc/bs reimburse them for the test(s).

I think it depends on your state and plan.

Hang in there.

Hugs,

Geneal

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dmc
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 5102

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the receipt (it's not a "bill")from Igenex means they do not submit to insurance... it is for you to send it in for reimbursement to your insurance company.

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bettyg
Unregistered

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randi,

when i tested 1st time igenex; i paid it all then submitted to iowa bcbs to pay.

igx, calif. is OUT OF NETWORK, so they sent it to BLUE CROSS CALIFORNIA!! after 3 months i got back a measly 34 or $43 dollars out of $180.

good luck!

KEEP COPIES OF EVERY BILL AND CLAIM YOU SUBMIT TO THEM EACH TIME!...start a file for thigns like this so you can stay on top of things!

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randibear
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yes i understand you have to submit it. i completed my paperwork and have it ready to mail.

i wonder if federal bc/bs is any different. i sure hope so.

money is tight right now.

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docjen
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 7510

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I didn't have any luck getting reimbursed, but did go through literally months and months and months of...submit this bill. Now submit these records. Now submit this record......ad nauseum, until I got "NO".

I hate BC/BS.

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1Bitten2XShy
Unregistered

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I did not submit to my BCBS, I chose to "bite the bullet" instead. I was afraid it might wave a big red flag to them, and in the end I wanted to make sure they covered my abx's, since I knew that would be so much more money in the long run!

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