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HIPPA and medical bills? UPDATE
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<blockquote data-quote="Reenie" data-source="post: 4315" data-attributes="member: 1093"><p>I've had similar problems with my insurance company. HIPPA does not allow them to release any information to me. It has nothing to do with whether I am the patient or my child is. </p><p></p><p>In our case, my daughter sees a pediatric endocrinologist for polycystic ovary. The endo put down a preliminary diagnosis of hirsutism (excess female facial and body hair), which is considered a cosmetic problem. The insurance company refused to pay, but would only tell me that it was because of the diagnosis code. They wouldn't tell me what the diagnosis code was. I was stuck in the middle trying to get the doctor to update the diagnosis code. </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, this has happened multiple times. The last time was on the labwork. I had to get the doctor to send an updated diagnosis code to the lab, and then they had to submit the correct code to the insurance company. </p><p></p><p>The insurance company can't simply call the doctor to ask for the correct code. I have to do that. And it usually takes multiple requests. I have started communicating with doctor and insurance company by email or fax only so I can document everything. </p><p></p><p>If she wasn't such a good doctor and doing a great job treating the PCOS, I'd switch.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Reenie, post: 4315, member: 1093"] I've had similar problems with my insurance company. HIPPA does not allow them to release any information to me. It has nothing to do with whether I am the patient or my child is. In our case, my daughter sees a pediatric endocrinologist for polycystic ovary. The endo put down a preliminary diagnosis of hirsutism (excess female facial and body hair), which is considered a cosmetic problem. The insurance company refused to pay, but would only tell me that it was because of the diagnosis code. They wouldn't tell me what the diagnosis code was. I was stuck in the middle trying to get the doctor to update the diagnosis code. Unfortunately, this has happened multiple times. The last time was on the labwork. I had to get the doctor to send an updated diagnosis code to the lab, and then they had to submit the correct code to the insurance company. The insurance company can't simply call the doctor to ask for the correct code. I have to do that. And it usually takes multiple requests. I have started communicating with doctor and insurance company by email or fax only so I can document everything. If she wasn't such a good doctor and doing a great job treating the PCOS, I'd switch. [/QUOTE]
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