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My wife required blood hormone tests every two weeks for a while. One lab cost $ 30 but another charged $ 145 for the same test. Both were listed in our Blue Shield PPO insurance information.

When we inquired about the higher bill, the lab that charged $ 145 said it was simply a more expensive lab. Is there any recourse?

Generally, two contracted labs in the same geographic area should charge the same rate for the same procedure, says Johnny Wong, spokesman for Blue Shield of California. There are a number of possible reasons why one lab cost more than the other in this case.

The first possibility is that the higher-priced lab is not, in fact, in your insurer’s network. Based on the charges you describe, it’s quite possible it wasn’t, says Amy Ford Keohane, president and chief marketing officer for KTXL

The dental implants belong to the most expensive dental cosmetic procedures available.

Moreover, these are not only expensive, but it takes a considerable amount of time until dental implants are fitted into the mouth of the patient.

In order to have access to extremely fast and quality mini dental implant procedures, more and more patients choose to travel to Costa Rica.

The dental tourism in Costa Rica has seen a tremendous increase over the past few years. Patients can find here some of the best skilled dentists who work in state of the art equipped dental clinics.

One more reason for which people choose this destination is because here they can get same day dental implants cost effectively. The same day dental procedure is fast and efficient:

First a titanium post will be inserted, on top of which there will be attached a temporary crown.
It takes less than 5 days for osseo-integration to occur. After this period, the dent…………… continues on The Costa Rica News

My wife required blood hormone tests every two weeks for a while. One lab cost $ 30 but another charged $ 145 for the same test. Both were listed in our Blue Shield PPO insurance information.

When we inquired about the higher bill, the lab that charged $ 145 said it was simply a more expensive lab. Is there any recourse?

Generally, two contracted labs in the same geographic area should charge the same rate for the same procedure, says Johnny Wong, spokesman for Blue Shield of California. There are a number of possible reasons why one lab cost more than the other in this case.

The first possibility is that the higher-priced lab is not, in fact, in your insurer’s network. Based on the charges you describe, it’s quite possible it wasn’t, says Amy Ford Keohane, president and chief marketing officer for Los Angeles Times