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<blockquote data-quote="Diabolique" data-source="post: 170493" data-attributes="member: 5512"><p>I have spent all afternoon making phone calls and doing online research trying to find a place to take my son for an evaluation. </p><p> </p><p>I called the psychiatrist and the psychologist that my son's pediatrician recommended and they are both outside of my insurance network. I should have assumed that would happen. </p><p> </p><p>Then, I called a well-known and reputable center for child development recommended by a bunch of people at the school where I work. They also don't accept my insurance, of course. Their cost for the initial evaluation process, consisting of two fairly lengthy appointments is $840. Follow up appointments are $155 for 30 minutes. Wow. I know that's not unusual, but wow...I just don't have that kind of money. </p><p> </p><p>Finally, found a group of behavioral pediatricians at a children's hospital that is associated with a university in Tampa. Check them out online and it looks like just the kind of place I need to take my son. I call them and WOO HOO they accept my insurance plan! They are currently scheduling apointments to do evaluations FOR OCTOBER. I am like a deflated balloon at this point. </p><p> </p><p>Tomorrow, I need to call the insurance company to find out what percentage of visits to doctors outside the network they will cover, what the co-pay is, etc. This is totally unchartered territory for me. I know that I cannot wait until October to get the ball rolling, I even told the secretary that I didn't know if any of us would survive that long! </p><p> </p><p>Once I have some idea of what it will cost me to go out of network, I may go back to the doctors that were recommended by the pediatrician, just to get something going and feel like we're moving forward. Right now, I feel like we're standing still and like there's no help in sight. We may still end up at the children's hospital in October, but I just feel like I have to get something going as soon as possible. I need help. I need some answers. I need to know that there is something that can be done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Diabolique, post: 170493, member: 5512"] I have spent all afternoon making phone calls and doing online research trying to find a place to take my son for an evaluation. I called the psychiatrist and the psychologist that my son's pediatrician recommended and they are both outside of my insurance network. I should have assumed that would happen. Then, I called a well-known and reputable center for child development recommended by a bunch of people at the school where I work. They also don't accept my insurance, of course. Their cost for the initial evaluation process, consisting of two fairly lengthy appointments is $840. Follow up appointments are $155 for 30 minutes. Wow. I know that's not unusual, but wow...I just don't have that kind of money. Finally, found a group of behavioral pediatricians at a children's hospital that is associated with a university in Tampa. Check them out online and it looks like just the kind of place I need to take my son. I call them and WOO HOO they accept my insurance plan! They are currently scheduling apointments to do evaluations FOR OCTOBER. I am like a deflated balloon at this point. Tomorrow, I need to call the insurance company to find out what percentage of visits to doctors outside the network they will cover, what the co-pay is, etc. This is totally unchartered territory for me. I know that I cannot wait until October to get the ball rolling, I even told the secretary that I didn't know if any of us would survive that long! Once I have some idea of what it will cost me to go out of network, I may go back to the doctors that were recommended by the pediatrician, just to get something going and feel like we're moving forward. Right now, I feel like we're standing still and like there's no help in sight. We may still end up at the children's hospital in October, but I just feel like I have to get something going as soon as possible. I need help. I need some answers. I need to know that there is something that can be done. [/QUOTE]
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