Oh, we had another one the other day. I recall my phone discussion with her for her appointment seemed strange. She was unusally high-strung and all "uppity." When she came in I ask her why is she here to see Dr. C. She says her specialist told her to have her pcp give her a referral for a ct scan. It should say "this" and hands me a prescription. Well, you need a pre-auth for that. And why didnt the specialist orget it--he's the one with the data. She's mad, wants to know why I didnt go through all this explanation on the phone. I told her I dont have time to do that. You come in for a visit, we tell you whats needed. And besides, this specialist should have told her. He's the ENT! He should have just called for the pre-auth. OH, then she mentioned that he might be out-of-network. So, we still need a consult letter stating his Dx and why he wants the CT. So I get her copay and let her talk to Alice about it.
Turns out she's a lying u-know-what and its a scam. She wants nose job and she and the plastic surgeon are trying to have it covered under her insurane as surgery for a deviated septum.
