I went to an
annual skin check examination appointmentDuring the appointment *** *** scraped a sample of skin off my legThe dermatologist and all of his assistants failed to tell me there would be a $surgical procedure charged to me for taking a skin sample
I deserve a cancellation of that charge. I plan to use another dermatologist in the future
Response:
During any skin examination, if a physician identifies a suspicious spot, the lesion is biopsied and
sent to a pathology lab for processingThe specimen is then interpreted by a
dermatopathologist to determine if the tissue shows or abcharacteristics
This process establishes a diagnosis and appropriate treatmentIt is the "standard of care”
followed by Board Certified DermatologistsFor insurance and billing purposes, an office visit and any additional adjunctive procedure are
assigned separate CPT codes for which there is a separate feeThis, too, is standard for any
physician practice
This patient is accurate in his description of the patient encounterInformed consent for the procedure
was documentedHowever, it should be noted that the patient had the same medical procedure
performed during a previous office visitThe billing codes and fee structure were explained to him on at
least one prior occasionHence, it is unreasonable to consider his desired settlement request
I went to an
annual skin check examination appointmentDuring the appointment *** *** scraped a sample of skin off my legThe dermatologist and all of his assistants failed to tell me there would be a $surgical procedure charged to me for taking a skin sample
I deserve a cancellation of that charge. I plan to use another dermatologist in the future
Response:
During any skin examination, if a physician identifies a suspicious spot, the lesion is biopsied and
sent to a pathology lab for processingThe specimen is then interpreted by a
dermatopathologist to determine if the tissue shows or abcharacteristics
This process establishes a diagnosis and appropriate treatmentIt is the "standard of care”
followed by Board Certified DermatologistsFor insurance and billing purposes, an office visit and any additional adjunctive procedure are
assigned separate CPT codes for which there is a separate feeThis, too, is standard for any
physician practice
This patient is accurate in his description of the patient encounterInformed consent for the procedure
was documentedHowever, it should be noted that the patient had the same medical procedure
performed during a previous office visitThe billing codes and fee structure were explained to him on at
least one prior occasionHence, it is unreasonable to consider his desired settlement request