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Don't you already negotiate your rates with insurance companies for procedures? Are insurance companies really asking you to charge them more, for a procedure?
In general, we don't negotiate rates. Insurance companies tell us what they will allow, take it or leave it. The consistency amongst companies is atrocious. BC/BS for example, authorizes twice the amount for the exact same procedure as Cigna. And BC/BS's rate is nearly half of what is the going rate, out of pocket. Further, Cigna hasn't changed their rate in 10 years...imagine not getting a raise in 10 years. I could tell you many, many stories of insurance company abuses and manipulations. This is why I strongly favor the healthcare industry being highly regulated.