1/5 Danielle M. 8 months ago on Google
Called
to
make
an
appt
for
a
routine
mammogram.
Was
asked
if
I
had
any
pain,
and
when
I
said
yes,
they
told
me
it
needed
to
be
diagnostic.
Had
to
jump
through
hoops
to
get
the
Dr
to
change
the
order,
but
the
rep
at
SMIL
finally
got
through
to
the
Dr.
I
didn't
realize
it
would
change
the
cost
from
free
to
a
few
hundred
dollars
towards
my
deductible.
They
also
decided
on
site
that
I
needed
a
diagnostic
ultrasound
because
I
had
dense
breast
tissue
and
they
couldn't
see
with
the
mammo.
Was
told
that
it
was
$271
at
the
end
of
my
appt,
which
I
paid,
begrudgingly.
Then,
I
got
a
bill
a
month
later
for
$230
because
my
insurance
didn't
cover
as
much
as
their
estimate
said.
I
realize
this
is
largely
an
issue
with
insurance,
but
a
better
job
of
estimating
cost
needs
to
be
done
ahead
of
time
and
they
should
tell
patients
when
they
are
changing
orders
that
cost
will
change
and
say
upfront
what
it
will
be.
I
was
just
told
by
SMIL
what
they
were
going
to
do
and
I
feel
taken
advantage
of.