Complaint Review: Advanced Pain Management

I attended a medical appointment in March 2014 with Dr Kirit Bhalani requiring a urinalysis. Prior to being seen, I asked the Medical Assistant (MA) that provided me the specimen cup, which laboratory they used to process the laboratory test. I was told Advanced Pain Mgmt would send my sample to Labcorp the lab approved by my insurance company. Approximately thirty days later, I receive a $481.82 bill from Quest for the urinalysis Advanced Pain Mgmt sent them for processing. I have been calling Advanced Pain Mgmt since April 2014 trying to resolve this matter and I have made it clear that I was NOT going to be held responsible for this bill. I would have canceled my appointment if the MA would have told me I would be billed almost $500.00 for a test I was required to take. In addition, I have filed a complaint with the Florida Board of Medical licencing concerning Dr. Bhalani's unprofessional behavior during the examination. I am not the only patient battling this issue. Similar internet complaints have been posted against this office.