We have a provider that comes to our office to administer flu shots each fall. They also offer the option to have blood drawn for standardized blood panel.
They bill our health insurance over $6,000.00 for the blood work (drawing and labs). I expect the insurer pays under $200 for it.
Providers have to bill high in order to receive the full reimbursement for the service.
Up until a couple years ago our company paid for a nurse to come in a give flu shots to everyone in he office including their families. The boss figured if just ONE of our 30 straight commission lumber traders did not miss work because of sickness it paid for itself.
Then they started giving them away for free at all the drug stores: CVS, Walgreens, etc. The first year they sent out a reminder to go get your free flu shot. Not this year. We have had at least four traders out sick with the flu in the last month for two days each.