Caveat emptor!!
I recently went to Hand and Physical Therapy on Gravenstien Hwy which is part of Palm Drive Hospital.
I decided to go there for my prescribed Therapy as they accepted my Blue Cross Insurance.
The other Physio Therapy office I contacted did not accept Blue Cross. They charged $95 per hour and if I submitted my own claim to Blue Cross they thought I would get reimbursed for $30 of the $95.
I did not want to pay $65 per hour for the prescribed 8 appointments so I chose Palm Drive Hospital.
I opened my bill in May from Palm Drive for the 2 appointments I had received at Hand and Physical Therapy in April. Each appointment is about 1 hour in length. They had billed Blue Cross for $1399.00 of which I am responsible for $382!!
For 2, one hour appointments for physical therapy $1399! I thought it must be an error but it is not! That's what they charge!
If it isn't fraud then it ought to be and it is an absolute outrage.
I have filed a complaint with Blue Cross and contacted Palm Drive billing, the acting CEO of Palm Drive and the therapy office itself.
I am not letting this go.
If you or someone you know has been over billed for service at Hand and Physical Therapy I would very much like to here from you.
We can not allow this kind of over billing to continue. Especially from a local hospital that so many of us have fought to save, myself included.
I want to bring attention to this so that others will be saved from the shock I've received. I will be contacting the local press the operating Officers and the board members of Palm Drive soon and would like to have others on board with me to strike back at this outrage.
Please contact Beverly [email protected]
Thank You for your time!