What is the customary charge for a urine drug screen? [View all]
My husband, who has chronic headaches and who does not take any opiates or other scheduled drugs or use any recreational drugs was referred by his neurologist to a headache specialist who put him on nonscheduled (i.e. non opiate pain med) Indocin. The doctor ordered a urine drug screen which showed zilch (of course). The shocker was the price. $1575 dollars for a urine drug screen done at a lab in Dallas (won't give the name). Our charge after insurance was $200. The MRI was cheaper.
Is this a normal charge? Should I notify the state medical board that something fishy is going on? I can not find the owners of the lab online. They do not have a website, just a Yellow Pages listing. I am concerned that the headache specialist may be an owner, and that he may be padding his bill this way. Is there any way to find out who owns a llc?
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