Lynn Zubkow
2 months ago
make sure you ask what the allergy tests cost. I was told before going it would cost $250 to see Dr Jones. I was stunned when I got my explanation of benefits!! They billed my insurance $1124 and I have to pay $837! The allergy tests cost almost $900! I was flabbergasted!! I am going to call a senator and see if we can get a law passed to require test costs to be disclosed before agreeing to them. I am on the hook now for an outragious about of money but won't ever agree to any tests without getting the costs in writing again. Also he found nothing and referred me to Angela Cameron, a TMJ dentist and they wanted over $700 for a consultation and a scan of my jaw!! The other sinus place cost me about $600 and they offered a referral to a neurologist. Turns out I needed another root canal. Went back to the endodontist who did the root canal last year and asked her why the tooth behind the one she did the root canal on last year hurt and why it failed the ice test? So she did a root canal on that tooth last Thursday and it really hurt bad. It was so inflamed she didn't even finish it up and is going to retreat it in about a month! Wow you really have to be your own advocate. I'm so glad I didn't pay $5000 for an MRI! Still in pain but hopeful this very expensive ordeal will be coming to an end too. And sorry about the bad review but I do think it is unethical to not disclose how expensive the test are. The MRI place refused to tell me the cost at first and kept saying they didn't know the cost but finally I said "you do mri's all the time, what are you billing my insurance and then they said $5,000 and I cancelled the appointment. I would never agreed to pay for these allergy tests had I knew the cost. Buyer beware!!! Also my doctor said I could try an antidepressant for nerve plain. So glad I didn't think I should cover up pain with pills after having a big root canal and being told by my dentist I had a big infection. He also assured me I had no infection.!!?? They were the ones who said it must be sinuses even though I had already had a cat scan and was told it was not sinuses??