Went to a new podiatrist recently as my old orthotics have bit the dust. They offered 2 prices, one a lower "self-pay" and another higher if using health insurance. I've not seen that before. The orthotics self-pay price was about 25% lower than the insurance price. With my past experience with insurance coverage (or lack thereof) of orthotics, I opted for the self pay. They use this price model for all their services. I need a little PT for chronic plantar fasciitis. I had them bill the insurance for the first session to see what the difference will ultimately be.
Anyone else seeing this kind of pricing model? I wonder if this going to become a trend.