Now You See it...Now You Don't!

So I called this morning to schedule my MRA. I was very excited I could have it next week. I don't want to have to wait any longer than necessary! So she said she was going to get the authorization from my insurance and give me a call back.

Well, she's a quick worker! She got the auth in a couple hours and called me back. I answered all the same questions. Basically they want to know if I have any metal foreign bodies in me that would affect the MRI. Which, I don't. I just have a couple piercings and I'll take those out prior to going on. It was scheduled for 10:15 am on 11/19. I was happy.

Then I noticed while I was with a patient, I was getting a call. I couldn't take it, so I let it go to voice mail. When I got out of the room, sure enough, it was her calling me back again. So I listened to the voicemail. Apparently the surgical center they would do the arthrogram at isn't contracted with my insurance. So now she's frantically trying to get me in some place where everyone takes my insurance. Since I have been working, I opted to take their insurance, Blue Cross. I knew my surgeon wasn't covered, but they were working on it. I mean come on people, Blue Cross is a huge insurance! Why can't you be nice and take it!?

I finally got her on the phone and they are trying to find a place that does MRI Arthrograms... So I'm going to call and see if I can find a place. Honestly it shouldn't be that hard...Right!?