Ida P.
Billing con artists
Billing con artists. I asked for a quote since I am out of Talkiatry’s network but have partial out of network coverage. By law, mental health providers are required to provide the cost before a visit. They gave me a number: $271. They said, we’d be happy to file the out of network claim for you. Behind my back, they filed for $550 instead of $271. This increased my co-insurance. And is illegal. You can’t charge more than what you quote. When I called them on it, they lied and said that they had a contract with my insurance company that required them to charge $550. They do not have a contract. That is what being out of network means. For the next visit, I said I would pay and get a recept from them and file the claim myself. So I was billed and paid the $271. This is where things became surreal. They refused to give me a proper receipt. Each time they sent a receipt it would leave out necessary information. For weeks I am back and forth with them explaining what a receipt needs to contain (diagnosis code, procedure code, NPI#, EIN#, signature, etc). And while I am going back and forth, they then, behind my back, file a claim with my insurance company for $550 with proceeds going to them - for the visit I already paid them $271 for. So now I won’t get reimbursed and they have double-billed and will get a total of over $700 for a 30 minute visit. I contacted the legal/compliance officer and got no response. I am reporting them to the Healthcare Unit at the NYS Attorney General’s Office.
Response from TalkiatryDec 16, 2024
Hi, we take all complaints seriously. For privacy, we do not respond publicly, but you can contact us via https://www.talkiatry.com/contact-us.



