Guest guest Posted October 5, 1999 Report Share Posted October 5, 1999 > Is it normal for a doctor to charge to get a copy of one's medical > records? Yes & no. Most Doctors don't charge a fee of you come in & pick up the records. However it's routine to charge a nominal fee if you have them sent. Fees generally run about $25 to cover up to 1/2 hr of staff time plus copies & postage. I've seen them run $25-50 commonly. Over $50 and it gets dicey for the Doc to prove he's only covering expenses, which is what the law allows. They can also tack on a photocopy fee of $0.05-0.25/pg. HTH Regards, Geoff Crenshaw, ACC ----------------------- Captain Cook's Cruise Center ** Usual Disclaimers ** ----------------------- Religion: Man's attempt to discover God Christianity: God's offer to save humankind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 1999 Report Share Posted October 5, 1999 gee, and here I thought the $150 per office visit my rheumie charges would cover 2 pieces of paper. Shows how naive I am, huh? Thanks, Mark Med Records Charges > > Is it normal for a doctor to charge to get a copy of one's medical > > records? > > Yes & no. Most Doctors don't charge a fee of you come in & pick up the > records. However it's routine to charge a nominal fee if you have them > sent. Fees generally run about $25 to cover up to 1/2 hr of staff time > plus copies & postage. I've seen them run $25-50 commonly. Over $50 and > it gets dicey for the Doc to prove he's only covering expenses, which is > what the law allows. They can also tack on a photocopy fee of > $0.05-0.25/pg. > > HTH > > Regards, > > Geoff Crenshaw, ACC ----------------------- > Captain Cook's Cruise Center ** Usual Disclaimers ** > ----------------------- > Religion: Man's attempt to discover God > Christianity: God's offer to save humankind > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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