I haven't had to pay for one yet, but I still haven't recieved my portion from my heart procedure, so we'll see! Hopefully not! Yikes, your right it does add up, huh!

? I have not had to pay a copay. Maybe double check with your insurance? It doesn't sound right.

I haven't paid one yet either, and I've been going every week to every two weeks since mid September. Some doctor's offices have a benefit manager on site so you could discuss it with them. Might want to check your insurance contract for a definition of "office visit" and/or "copay" and contact your insurance company to clarify if lab work should be considered an office visit. The doctors office could be using an incorrect diagnosis code for billing. Or, it could also just depend on the type of insurance you have.

great advice rmb....:)

Thank you all for the advice! I felt like if I said something it would be like I was trying to get something for nothing. Now that I've heard from you all, I'll talk to the Dr.'s office and ins. co. and see what they can do. Thanks, again! It's so nice to talk online to those going through this because I don't know anyone personally who has had a PE. (Although I'm sorry ANY of us are going through this!)

I've had to pay $25.00 for all my INR's. I couldn't afford it so I had my doctor just start a running tab for me. It adds up fast!

I have had two tests so far and I was afraid they woudl charge me co-pays. So far, they have not. The insurance considers this lab work.

no copays here for bloodwork. i DID have to pay copays on the big round of tests they did on my three month anniversary (CMP, CT, venous doppler)

I HAVE NOT PAY ONCE YET SINCE MARCH 16TH, 2008 I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR FIVE DAYS AND CO-PAYMENT WERE ONLY 75.OO DOLLARS. TOTAL COST WAS $16,00O.00 I WAS SHOCKED.

BUT I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE INR BLOOD TEST DONE SINCE MARCH,2008. I NEVER PAY ANY CO-PAYMENT YET BECAUSE I WENT TO THE LAB IN THE HOSPITAL. INSTEAD GOING INTO THE DOCTORS OFFICE. TRY GO TO THE HOSPITAL INSTEAD WITHOUT ANY APPOINTMENTS. I AM SO SURE YOU CAN DO AT THE HOSPITAL NEAR YOUR HOME... GO TO THE LAB AND GET IT DONE THER BEFORE YOU GO TO WORK OR WHATEVER IT IS. JUST A THOUGHT TO LET YOU KNOW AND EVERYONE OF YOU WHO ON THIS PAGE.
LUCI

I just got my hospital bill for my DVT and PE. I was in 7 days and it was $18,000.00! Still waiting to see what insurance covers.

First off, check with your hospital first before going into their lab!!! I had to do that at one point when I had no other options, and it cost me $150 *after* insurance.

As for copays, my old doctor had me go to the lab (no charge) and then he called with the results. I don't know how they submitted it to insurance but I would be billed about $1 for each. Now, I don't pay when I go in to get the blood drawn, but my doctor likes me to make an appointment to get the results (thus a copay). I certainly don't love this system, but I just keep telling myself that I'll be off coumadin soon enough... or so I hope!

PEACHES... YOUR INSURANCE SHOULD COVER YOUR BILL TO PAY FOR $18,000.OO. I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL. I WAS SO SHOCKED WHEN I SAW MY HOSPITAL BILL IT WAS $16,000.00. I DID ONLY 50 OR 75 DOLLARS CO-PYMT. NOT BAD AI ALL. THANK GOODNESS WE HAVE INSURANCE.

sheesh, you guys got off cheap, just the room where i was at was 2200 a day for a week. my final bill came in somewhere around $35,000. my copay ended up being about $600 from the hospital and then about another $500 in assorted lab/dr copays.

all i can say is thank goodness i got good insurance, that mess would have broke me otherwise.