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Originally Posted by Trijicon
Working in medical reimbursement field, I thought I'd chime in. Ins rates are for the most part predetermined. The big five payers usually use the MediCare rates as a guide and increase their rates by a set percentage. These rates or "fee schedules" are shared with all healthcare providers and change annually. Now "street" rates are pretty much a toss up (I'm assuming you mean "street" rates as patients paying in cash, with no insurance). Any doc can pretty much charge what ever they want. Depending on how much of a dick they feel that day. In most all cases, it much much higher than the ins rate.
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I am pretty sure the only dick they feel is their own
