FYI the above poster is the founder of the company selling these tests (EDIT: He edited his comment to include the "OP here" intro after I posted my comment. Thanks!)
> In the past, when we've gone through insurance, the insurer's "negotiated rate" for the same exact panel comes out to $1,400-$1,500.
hs-CRP is not going to be a $1500 negotiated rate under any insurance these days. No sane insurance company is going to pay that.
I understand that the negotiated rate you're talking about is for an entire panel of many markers, but most of these are not necessary for a quick screen and many would already be covered by an ACA annual checkup.
> It includes hs-CRP ($59 by itself online),
hs-CRP is $50 right now at privatemdlabs.com before the 25% off coupon they're blasting me with in the pop-up. It appears to be in the $40-45 range at a few other direct lab companies.
> In the past, when we've gone through insurance, the insurer's "negotiated rate" for the same exact panel comes out to $1,400-$1,500.
hs-CRP is not going to be a $1500 negotiated rate under any insurance these days. No sane insurance company is going to pay that.
I understand that the negotiated rate you're talking about is for an entire panel of many markers, but most of these are not necessary for a quick screen and many would already be covered by an ACA annual checkup.
> It includes hs-CRP ($59 by itself online),
hs-CRP is $50 right now at privatemdlabs.com before the 25% off coupon they're blasting me with in the pop-up. It appears to be in the $40-45 range at a few other direct lab companies.