Does Your Doctor Charge Too Much? Book

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LouAnn Schraffenberger

This book offers the healthcare consumer the ability to become better informed about healthcare costs and insurance reimbursement. According to the author, it is designed to offer basic information regarding medical billing, health insurance claims, and doctor's fees. The audience includes healthcare consumers and patient advocates. The author is a medical practice management consultant and author. He has provided physicians with this same information for years. It addresses health insurance, doctor billing, and physician fees. The major portion of the book is devoted to a listing, organized by CPT Codes, of the range of standard fees charged by physicians. The listing includes radiology and laboratory test fees for office visits and procedures. Informed healthcare consumers need to learn as much as they can about the business side of healthcare, and healthcare finance is not a simple subject. The book will be most appreciated by the more sophisticated medical consumer.