tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19802617.post814217878248121709..comments2024-01-17T04:14:40.892-05:00Comments on A Pastor's Cancer Diary: October 1, 2007 - My $10,000 Lab BillCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00540884672406337833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19802617.post-70371749058171680862007-10-02T11:21:00.000-04:002007-10-02T11:21:00.000-04:00Well, it's hard to understand what they really cos...Well, it's hard to understand what they really cost, when there's such a variation between the list price and what patients (and their insurance companies) actually pay.<BR/><BR/>Kind of reminds me of a Middle Eastern rug bazaar. There's really no price, you just negotiate (or, rather, our insurance companies do the negotiating). It's no wonder doctors set the asking price so high. It has little relation to reality (only for the miniscule number of wealthy, uninsured people), but I suppose they have to set it high so the insurance companies don't cut the reimbursement down to below their actual costs.<BR/><BR/>It's some system.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00540884672406337833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19802617.post-48010110298106489832007-10-02T09:46:00.000-04:002007-10-02T09:46:00.000-04:00Wow. I order FISH tests all the time. I had no ide...Wow. I order FISH tests all the time. I had no idea they were that expensive or that patients were having to fork over this much. Thanks for the info.Vancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420873277607900142noreply@blogger.com