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| Insurance codes for hairloss | 7/15/2008 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: Chemotherapy lupis,burns and all other hairloss codes. Thank you Gloria gigiaah@yahoo.com
A: You probably want a coder for that. Usually, wigs, alopecia, hair loss are non-covered by most ...
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| health insurance-open enrollment -texas | 7/6/2008 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: Myself and my husband are soon migrating to become permanent residents of Texas as beneficiary of ...
A: so sorry for the delay. We had the 4th of July Holiday and then I had someone harrassing me from ...
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| Insurance | 7/6/2008 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: Sorry for a longish question. Myself and wife are beneficiary of I-130 filed by our daughter who is ...
A: Sorry for the delay. I though your question was actually the same as another I had & I thought you ...
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| MD office does not take my insurance | 6/24/2008 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: Our insurance co. changed as of June 1. My 2 daughters saw the MD on June 2, gave the office their ...
A: I am sorry, but yes, you are responsible. It is up to the Insured to make sure that their providers ...
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| Pre-existing condition and pregnancy | 5/25/2008 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: I am a contract employee and I am not covered under any company benefits packages. I bought a ...
A: Pregnancy cannot be considered as a Pre-Existing condition per Generally Most State laws. So, I ...
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| insurance denial | 3/31/2008 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: my wife was pregnant with twins last year and was seeing a materno fetal medicine specialist in ...
A: When you appealed, did you actually write on your letter "APPEAL DEPT"? Sometimes just a customer ...
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| health ins | 12/4/2007 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: I currently have Anthem-Matthew Thorton Blue through the company that I work for. I've been at the ...
A: Yes, you are correct, COBRA can be expensive. Sometimes all they have to offer you is a similar ...
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| Coding Liver Function Screening | 10/30/2007 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: What ICD9 code should be used to bill for Liver Function Screening for patients on high risk ...
A: I cannot advise what code to use. But, I can tell you that the way we (as an Insurance Company) ...
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| Lab Test Coverage Denied | 8/26/2007 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: In January 2006 my oncologist ordered a lab test that was not covered under my insurance policy. At ...
A: I apologize for not replying to your follow up. I had never seen or had one before on this site so ...
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| Lab Test Coverage Denied | 8/26/2007 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: In January 2006 my oncologist ordered a lab test that was not covered under my insurance policy. At ...
A: I do not know Texas Law and I am not a lawyer so I cannot advise of any legal advise. Have you ...
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| Blue Cross refusing to insure due to existing prescription | 7/19/2007 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: I recently changed employers. At my previous employer we had Blue Cross HMO coverage for the whole ...
A: I just went through the exact same thing myself. I use to have migraines for the last 20 yrs and ...
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| Health Insurance Coding | 5/18/2007 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: My wife recently went in for her annual gyno exam. About a month later, we recieved a letter from ...
A: Well, there are a couple of things here. HIV test? was this for her employer? Meaning her job ...
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| Help | 4/5/2005 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: Pennington, I turn 25 this month and although I am still in graduate school I am about to lose ...
A: sorry for the delay. For some reason, I did not get an email that there was a question here for me. ...
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| health insurance | 3/21/2005 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: I do small business in California for my own, no employee, I like to know what is the lowest cost ...
A: Hey, I sincerely I apologize for not answering sooner. For some reason I do not remember seeing ...
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| Blue Shield of California plans | 1/20/2005 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: I need to know if there is value lost or benefits given up if I change from an older plan, ...
A: Im not quite sure you meant to ask me this question because I dont know what these plans are that ...
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| pretax heathcare spending account | 11/19/2004 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: I am considering signing up for my company's plan that allows me to put money (pre tax) into a ...
A: We offer a HSA plan where I work as well. However, we are instructed not to get into the Savings ...
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| waiting period | 10/22/2004 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: if a cancer policy has a 30 day waiting period is a person covered on the thirth day? policy dated ...
A: Your question had a typo in it, I am assuming you meant the 30th day... I really could not answer ...
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| Health Insurance | 7/15/2004 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: I am currently on my husband's health insurance. We are thinking about having a baby and at the ...
A: I have to advise that no benefits are ever guaranteed. However, pregnancy cannot be considered a ...
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| Health insurance | 8/14/2003 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: My 70 year old Dad is visiting from Africa. He has some medical problems but no insurance. The only ...
A: your just looking for health insurance for the 3 weeks that he is here? Or for him to apply while ...
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| Health Insurance | 6/19/2003 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: My company is changing our health insurance provider. Should I have to answer all the questions ...
A: If you have to prove insurability, then yes, you have to answer the health questions. While I am ...
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| third party liability | 3/15/2002 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: my health plan is refusing to pay a claim due to my injury (broken Arm) happened while i was moving ...
A: While at your repair facility? By that you mean jus where you usually take your car? or you own the ...
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| Health insurance claim coding | 9/7/2001 | Linda Woolsteen |
Q: Can you tell me if there is standardization in health insurance claim codes. For instance, my claim ...
A: no there is no standardization for denial codes used by insurance companies. Your explanation of ...
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