I am very intersted in finding out how many on this list do outpatient 
consultation as part of their jobs, and how these consults are billed.

1. Do you collect the money from the patient?

2. Do the patients need to sign in at the hospital as an outpatient before 
they are seen by the LC?

3. Do you bill insurance, or do you charge a flat rate?

4. How was the flat rate agreed upon, or if you bill insurance, what 
percentage of the time does insurance pay?

THANK YOU!! I desparately need this info. The hospital I work at has always 
charged a flat rate of $35 for each consult, and now wants to go to a system 
where patients will have insurance billed. I am afraid this will turn a lot 
of people away, if they know that their insurance won't cover it and they 
can get stuck with a $150 bill (especially those on Medicaid).

Thanks,
Brenda Phipps, BS, IBCLC

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