Legal Question in Consumer Law in California

Medical Lab w/ exhorbitant costs

We got some tests done for our autistic son, and the doc recommended a lab not covered by our insurance. We walked in and told them we were paying cash. They did the tests. Later we received bills for around $10K, whereas we were expecting a couple hundred bucks. If the cost is so high, aren't we entitled to know how much we will be paying prior to the service, rather than getting a rude bill? They could have charged us 10 million, the concept is the same. Do we have any rights?


Asked on 7/01/06, 11:29 pm

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Michael Stone Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE

Re: Medical Lab w/ exhorbitant costs

You could hire your own "utilization review consultant" to dicker with the lab. Personally, I would not buy a box of cereal from the supermarket unless I knew ahead of time what the price was.

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Answered on 7/02/06, 2:05 am


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