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DecisionDx-Melanoma (Castle test): When is it necessary?

Cancer | Last Active: Nov 22 4:18pm | Replies (23)
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@kalachappelear

Castle NEVER bills the patient. If insurance doesn't pay, Castle eats the bill. I work at a Skin Cancer clinic and order these tests often. It helps determine how bad the Melanoma is and risk of reoccurrence even if the SNB is clear; we still like to know how "high risk" you are.

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teintnatural | @teintnatural | Nov 6, 2023

I finally got in touch with the Dermatology office - they told me that Castle should never have even submitted the bill to my insurance company, that Castle and the Dr. have their contracted agreement and anything I would have to pay comes out of my Dr.'s agreement with my insurance company and my co-pay. (basically an all-inclusive fee). But Castle never sent me a bill, and it still shows up on my insurance claim history as submitted and denied, and that my out of pocket cost is now $8500 more than it was.

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