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Jul. 29th, 2004 02:16 pmCan anyone here tell me what's different about a "contact lens appointment" as opposed to a "routine eye exam?"
I've worn contacts on and off for ten years or more, and can't ever recall the doctor doing anything different at an appointment regarding contact lenses as opposed to a regular appointment, and I'm trying to find out why my HMO wants to charge me more than three times as much for a contact lens appointment than a regular eye exam.
I'd ask the woman I spoke to on the phone, but well, she couldn't even seem to get that the numbers on my insurance card are xxyy...she got stuck on the second y. And couldn't explain to me anything different. I'd have been satisfied with "the contact lens exam covers the initial visit and the follow up visits" or something like that, so I don't have to pay the co-pay three times or something like that.
I'll try again this evening or tomorrow morning.
I've worn contacts on and off for ten years or more, and can't ever recall the doctor doing anything different at an appointment regarding contact lenses as opposed to a regular appointment, and I'm trying to find out why my HMO wants to charge me more than three times as much for a contact lens appointment than a regular eye exam.
I'd ask the woman I spoke to on the phone, but well, she couldn't even seem to get that the numbers on my insurance card are xxyy...she got stuck on the second y. And couldn't explain to me anything different. I'd have been satisfied with "the contact lens exam covers the initial visit and the follow up visits" or something like that, so I don't have to pay the co-pay three times or something like that.
I'll try again this evening or tomorrow morning.
