2/5 Arthur Z. 2 years ago on Google
To
avoid
writing
a
novel,
I'll
just
bullet
out
a
few
things
that
went
wrong.
But
TL;DR:
Two
strikes,
and
you're
out.
I
won't
be
returning
to
this
location,
and
I'll
avoid
Quest
Diagnostics
altogether
if
I
can.
1.
In
April
2021,
my
doctor
ordered
a
routine
STD
screening.
Quest
Diagnostics
charged
me
and
couldn't
be
bothered
to
sort
it
out
with
my
health
plan
provider
(Aetna)
or
my
doctor's
office.
I
had
to
play
middleman
between
the
three.
I
finally
got
it
resolved
by
getting
Aetna
to
pay
them.
Way
to
disincentivize
getting
regular
checkups.
2.
To
avoid
all
this
rigamarole
this
time,
6
days
before
my
appointment,
I
emailed
Quest
Diagnostics
my
doctor's
order
(which
only
indicates
the
diagnosis
code,
since
the
provider--Quest--supplies
the
procedure/CPT
code)
and
the
list
of
CPT
codes
that
Aetna
covers
as
preventative
screening.
I
asked
them
to
confirm
that
they
would
perform
the
correct
procedures
that
would
be
covered
at
100%.
I
got
no
response.
I
called
up
the
main
Quest
number,
and
a
very
nice
agent
helped
me
to
realize
that
nobody
had
my
email,
least
of
all
the
specific
location.
She
advised
me
to
fax
it
to
them.
Uh...fax?
So
I
found
an
online
service
that
will
fax
a
PDF
for
free.
3.
I
arrived
at
my
appointment.
This
is
now
November
2021.
Daniel
R
was
very
nice
and
pleasant
throughout.
I
don't
know
how
much
of
the
following
is
his
fault,
versus
his
working
within
a
completely
ineffective
and
inefficient
system.
4.
He
asked
for
my
order.
I
told
him
I
faxed
it
in.
He
brought
over
my
order
from
April
2021.
Good
thing
I
decided
to
check.
I
sent
him
back
to
find
the
one
I
had
_just_
faxed
in.
5.
We
spent
40
minutes
finding
all
the
correct
procedure
(CPT)
codes.
He
couldn't
find
the
code
in
the
system
for
a
blood
draw
variant
of
one
of
the
STD
tests...even
though
in
April
2021,
they
performed
that
procedure
and
billed
exactly
that
code
he
looked
for.
We
ended
up
subbing
out
the
test
for
a
urine
test,
after
I
convinced
him
that
that
would
be
fine,
even
though
it's
not
what
my
doctor
ordered,
since
I
just
need
some
kind
of
reliable
test,
and
my
doctor
wouldn't
care.
(He
couldn't
reach
my
doctor
by
phone.)
6.
Finally,
the
blood
draw
begin.
Despite
saying
that
I've
fainted
in
the
past
and
obviously
wanting
to
recline
in
the
horribly
uncomfortable
and
rigid
chair,
Daniel
asked
me
to
lean
forward.
That
was
fine.
I
complied,
thinking
it
would
be
okay.
I
was
wrong.
7.
Context:
I
tend
to
have
pretty
poppy
veins,
since
I
lift
weights
and
have
pretty
low
body
fat.
The
attempt
in
the
vein
in
my
right
arm
got
progressively
more
painful.
I
started
wincing
in
pain...a
lot.
It
felt
like
he
kept
jamming
it
in
deeper
and
deeper.
That
might
have
just
been
my
perception.
But
he
claimed
the
flow
was
very
low.
That
seemed
dubious,
but
it
was
true
that
I
hadn't
had
more
than
about
16
oz
of
liquid
before
he
started
drawing
my
blood
around
12:15.
8.
He
switched
to
my
left
arm,
and
this
time,
miraculously
(mmhmm),
the
flow
was
great,
and
he
collected
the
remaining
6
vials.
My
right
arm
was
throbbing
in
residual
pain.
9.
After
he
was
done.
I
kept
my
eyes
closed
for
a
few
minutes,
and
then
I
started
feeling
all
the
signs
of
a
vasovagal
response:
I
started
feeling
dizzy,
nauseous,
cold
and
hot,
and
I
broke
out
in
a
cold
sweat,
with
my
skin
feeling
clammy.
I
knew
I
would
pass
out
if
I
didn't
lie
down,
so
I
laid
down
on
the
floor
and
just
breathed
through
the
discomfort.
10.
Eventually,
it
passed,
and
I
gathered
up
my
things
and
left.
But
when
I
removed
the
cottonball
and
tape,
I
found
that
the
nearly
invisible
pinpricks
I
expected
were
actually
track
marks.
7
hours
later,
and
my
right
arm
still
hurts.
All
the
individuals
with
whom
I
interacted,
while
not
supremely
competent,
perhaps,
were
very
nice
and
pleasant.
Daniel
was
very
apologetic
about
the
order
snafu
at
the
beginning
and
kept
begging
for
my
patience.
And
he
was
apologetic
about
my
discomfort.
But
this
was
just
horrible.
I
can't,
in
good
conscience,
recommend
this
location
or
Quest
Diagnostics
in
general.
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