https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:27:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ped-nurse-practitioner#post-2464932 Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:11:08 +0000 MarieJ 2464932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I agree. I was stunned when I found out that information. I was so sure it was a discrepancy, but nope. It sucks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ped-nurse-practitioner#post-2464901 Wed, 17 Feb 2016 16:53:58 +0000 Foodnerd81 2464901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MarieJ: so stupid! I mean I like her enough that id stay with her but it's frustrating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ped-nurse-practitioner#post-2464895 Wed, 17 Feb 2016 16:48:10 +0000 MarieJ 2464895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's how it is with my insurance. We haven't seen a ped nurse practitioner, but when I see the nurse practitioner at my Primary care doctor's office, I am always billed the specialist amount. I called to inquire and the insurance verified that a nurse practitioner is billed at the specialist rate and a primary care physician is billed at the normal office visit amount. It seems backwards to me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ped-nurse-practitioner#post-2464873 Wed, 17 Feb 2016 16:37:38 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2464873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That doesn't sound right to me at all unless for some reason they considered all pediatricians as specialists (which I have never heard of). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ped-nurse-practitioner#post-2464848 Wed, 17 Feb 2016 16:19:15 +0000 Foodnerd81 2464848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you ever heard of a pediatric nurse practitioner being billed as a specialist, instead of a primary care provider? We go to a pediatrics practice but our primary provider for the girls in a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She's amazing. But I got a couple of bills now with the specialist copay. I called the insurance and they say that's right, but that seems really dumb since a NP is usually cheaper for the insurance than a doctor. </p> <p>Has anyone ever heard of this? It doesn't sound right to me but they are correcting another billing issue first so I'm waiting on fighting it. </p>