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Scheduling has never been more effortless!
Now Body Imaging Radiology (BIR) and Pacific Breast Center (PBC) are
Matching In-Network Benefits of Providence Controlled Insurance Plans
Effective immediately, all patients the law allows may be seen at BIR and PBC
without paying higher out-of-network charges.*
In-Network Matching Policy Overview
- Allows all patients to be seen at BIR and PBC
- Restores physician access to the imaging center of their choice
- Alleviates the burdensome task of determining which patients may be seen at our facilities
- Applies specifically to patients covered by Providence insurance products and the over 125 insurance plans controlled by Providence through its rented provider panels
Policy Details
- We will match in-network benefits by writing off the difference between “in” and out-of-network benefits
- Patients will be charged the same co-pay and/or patient responsibility charges they would have paid
in-network. Nothing more.
*Exclusions
The law does not allow patients with Providence Medicare and Medicaid products to be seen at BIR or PBC. These patients have no out-of-network benefits and Medicare/Medicaid prohibit us from writing off their charges. The exception to the exclusion is Providence Medicare Supplement Plan F.
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