My primary care doctor and my specialty medical provider both switched to Quest Diagnostics in January 2023. I have had NOTHING but trouble with the billing aspect of this sub-par service provider. The bills are NOT delivered until months later, and usually only find out when you go to get lab work done and are denied because of an outstanding balance. In last quarter of 2023 several duplicate claims were made to my primary insurance company, and all duplicates were denied. Then instead of billing my secondary, which I provide at EVERY office visit, they keep rebilling primary. Then 4-5 months later they send an overdue notice. NOTE, they never sent a first bill, nor any others until I get an overdue notice. On May10, 2024, my doctor sent me to Quest for bloodwork, which the technician denied due to a $16.42 overdue bill FROM JANUARY 19, 2024. I immediately called their number only to be told a bill was sent, but not to the secondary insurance company. At that time the customer service rep said she would clear the overdue notice but it would take at least 24 hours to show up. This is on a Friday. So I had to wait until Monday May 13 to have my blood work started. On Saturday in the mail I received the overdue notice in the mail, but never the original bill. My secondary said they have never received any bills from Quest this calendar year. When you go online, you cannot see any invoices or bills. You HAVE to call to get the bill number to go online and SEE the bills, and each is different. I spent nearly 45 minutes on the phone today to get the original bill from January, and ask why it hasn't been billed. They have no answer. My suggestion would be for Quest to make it easier to see outstanding bills so we as customers can help them file claims, since they can't seem to do it themselves OR to go to another lab service, which is what I will be doing from now on.
But to be honest, their lab reports are easily accessible and are delivered to both medical offices and patients quickly and accurately. Too bad their billing side of the house isn't as streamlined. read more