I'll try and keep this short. I went to a heart doctor for an evaluation. He recommended a test that was "still considered investigative" and that he knew most insurances did not cover. He said that he was sure this test would show us what we needed to see and that he really wanted me to have the test. He then told me that he would schedule the test and that they (the hospital) would, in his own words, "eat it". He then made a notation on my "encounter" form, "insurance only", which I took to mean that they would accept what insurance paid and I would not receive a bill. Here it is six months later and I get the bill. I called the doctor's office and was told that even if the doctor did in fact make such a notation, that it would only cover that days visit, and not the test done two days later. (however, I did receive and pay a bill for the first days' visit.
Any ideas where I should go next?