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mrsmeck

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Allowables with two insurances
« on: June 05, 2012, 03:17:35 PM »
If a patient has Aetna insurance as a primary and BCBS as a secondary...

Aetna Allowable: $105
Aetna Paid: $83
Coinsurance: $22

BCBS Allowable: $80

Can we balance bill the patient the $22 since Aetna's allowable as primary is more than BCBS and they will not be issuing payment for the $22??

Thanks for any help in this matter...

DMK

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Re: Allowables with two insurances
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2012, 03:43:57 PM »
If you're PAR with BCBS I don't believe that you can bill the patient for the balance.

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Re: Allowables with two insurances
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2012, 04:23:00 PM »

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If you're PAR with BCBS I don't believe that you can bill the patient for the balance.

That's correct, if you were non par then you could collect up to the Aetna Allowable.
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Re: Allowables with two insurances
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2012, 04:23:00 PM »