New Yorkers and New Jerseyans who received COVID-19 tests at the urgent care chain CityMD earlier in the pandemic are now getting billed hundreds of dollars for a service they thought would be free.
It’s unclear how many people are affected by the charges, but CityMD has become ubiquitous in the New York City area, with more than 135 locations across the five boroughs and Long Island as well as in Westchester and Rockland counties and New Jersey.
A separate insurance statement shows that Independence had already paid LabCorp $100 for a testing service on the same date. Independence did not respond to inquiries from Gothamist about why it didn’t also pay the office visit fee charged by CityMD. Then, on June 23, CityMD said it started releasing COVID bills “based on feedback we received from insurance plans.”
He added that there has been some confusion among health care providers and insurers over compliance with the federal rules around COVID testing coverage. After Gothamist reached out to Independence, Perry said another representative got in touch with her and told her they would handle it.
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