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Aug 9, 2023Liked by Marshall Allen

Does this break down charges for service like radiology and pathology by technical and professional charges? Or is the charge listed a global charge?

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You would need to check those details with each facility. I would recommend calling and getting a Good Faith Estimate if you are going to go to a facility, to confirm the total price.

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Aug 9, 2023Liked by Marshall Allen

When I go to Billy using the link you provided Avast Security (which checks for bad sites) returns:

Infected URL: https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/709691ab-0d65-4d45-843b-df91770c1aba

Threat: URL:Phishing

This URL contains malicious code that could harm your computer.

If you’re willing to risk it, you can turn off your Avast Web Shield to continue.

But we strongly recommend walking away from this one.

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That’s odd. This is the Billy link in my column: https://app.trybilly.app/

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THANKS - that works.

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I have a question that is related to this post. I am trying to find out price of screening tests that I need every year so I can have an idea of how much it would cost if I decide to go uninsured next year. One of the imaging places I called demands that I make an appointment first, and I have to go through a whole process of questions before they tell me. I tried to play along but then their system crashed. My question is, are they mandated to have the price of imaging and procedures or this is something that each facility can decide. This place is not a hospital. I thought they had to have this information available, but can they simply require that we have an appointment to tell us? There is nothing on the website, we have to call. Email doesn't get replies either

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I do not know of anything that mandates that an imaging center post prices. I would try a different imaging center, if you can. Hospitals are the only facilities required by the federal rule to post their prices.

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