LabCorp

On 12/12/16 at approx 10:50 I walked in LabCorp on West Pratt Street in Baltimore, where I have never been before an am unfamiliar with my surroundings. Apparently by looking at the office it is being occupied by several doctors etc. I saw a sign that said lab and an arrow that point in the direction I followed. I saw a door and opened and didn't realize that this was actually the office and lab drawing station. There was a patient in there already and I felt bad. I sincerely apologized and shut the door, but I heard the tech voicing her opinion how rude, disrespectful and how I exposed the patients privacy. I felt very low and bad, I sat there angry and upset. I saw another tech and said to him I want to speak to her manager and her said was she rude to you? I said yes and he said one moment. As he left, she came out of the room with this angry face just staring me down, as I looked at her trying to hold back my tears. She just starts yelling at me in front of all these other patients, saying I can't believe you just walked in, how disrespectful, no privacy and rude over and over as I am trying to get in I am truly sorry I didn't know this is my first time here I didn't know what to expect. She wouldn't even accept that. Then she walked back in the room. The guy came back and said great she is crying and proceeded into the room. She walked back out past me and I said I didn't want her drawing my blood and she says that is fine. It is now my time the guy draws my blood as she sits at the desk not even looking at me. Then I walked out with the guy tech and he gave me the manager name (Mike PAPA) that I will also be following up with. The Tech that is in question her name is (Hunter). I am aware that this isn't her fist offense and I don't feel that someone with this disrespect to the public should have contact or be written up. I also feel that I should be apologized too.

Worst experience ever in Labcorp Burlington Nj with one of the techs czeck or something was her name.No human being should be treated the way I was treated. I was supposed to be giving urine, she explained all procedure to me which I understood . Half way in peeing in a cup she came banging on d door yelling OPEN D Door . Scared thinking something was happening I unlocked d door she opened d door wide while I was standing there with my pants hanging down. Stating I turned on the water that she heard it. That Dumb idiot does not even know wat she heard . I was supposed to be peeing . is urine also not liquid?.The worst part was everyone was staring at me include customers with my pants down after the idiot opened the door. No apology or anything. This is really unacceptable . and should not be tolerated . I hope someone sees dis complain and is able to address this woman on some ethics . This incident happened on 11/10/16

11/7/16
I made an appointment for 3 pm at the local labcorp on recker and brown in Mesa az.
The rep had an attitude before I even spoke to her.
No hello no smile not even a hint of politness, just paper work and insurance. so I hand it to her and tell her there is a faxed in order, no thank you no conversation just more attitude as if I wasn't even there. Then she hands them back and says have a seat, while I say good thing I made that appointment as she takes 2 people ahead who clearly do not have an appointment as stated on the log sheet, but have standing orders.
It is now 3 and I am still sitting in the lobby waiting on her to input my information. As I ask away she says to the other lady neither wearing name badges, I don't know why she's on a hurry.
Now I have confronted them both.
Immediate contact is needed

I was dropping off a sample for my husband and the staff member was not at the counter, so I waited just under 5 minutes. The time I spent waiting was honestly no big deal, but the staff member came out, no greeting whatsoever and asks if I signed in. I said no and that I was bringing a sample in for my husband. She got all huffy with me and demanded his name, which she wrote down. I tried to hand her the bag, which she then rudely stated that it better be labeled or that it would be thrown out. I get that people probably have left off the proper labels, but talking to me like I was some idiot was way out of line. Upon leaving, I called my husband to explain what had happened, he then told me how the same lady with the bird tattoo on her wrist, had treated him poorly as well. On his visit, he had to have blood drawn. After cleaning his antecubital site for the draw, heaven forbid he have an itch! His other hand holding his phone, he bent his arm and satisfied the need to scratch. How dare he! She sat and belittled him until he left. I have worked in some sort of customer service type job for 15 years, 7 of them in healthcare, if I had treated anyone as she treated us, I would've been reprimanded or fired without second thought. After reading other reviews, and reflecting on our own experience, we will not ever be returning to any Labcorp locations. I would've reported this directly on their website had there been a way to.

surly service

I am in for a BNP as a test of my congestive heart failure. First thing they do is slap me with a letter that says they will bill me because the diagnostic code was not on the slip. No explanation of how to resolve this. No consideration. No questions allowed. Just sign or else. They will not contact the doctor. They will not lift a finger to help in any way. I tell my doctor and his staff spend 30 minutes on hold before giving up. Labcorp does not provide them with the information to resolve this properly.

Now I have to help my doctor track this down and get it resolved so I don't get billed. Doctor provides me with correct code and I take that to the labcorp office. The surly receptionist tells me she cannot do anything. I have to push her to tell me how to get it resolved. Surly receptionist gives me the number of client services. That is a runaround. Now I have to sit on hold to get to client services. Client services tells me WRONG! I have to contact billing. Call billing and they put me on hold for a while. Finally surly mean rep Valery tells me the doctor has to do this. It is up to me to push Valery to give me details on how this is to be accomplished. Would not volunteer that unless pressed.

Finally I get the fax number and how to submit diagnostic code. Just gave it to my doctor. I will never use labcorp again. Not just because of this. Their phlebotomists must have been ex junkies. No, I take that back. A junkie knows how to find a good vein. I have had one sit there and probe around with the needle 3 or 4 times before giving up and getting someone else to do it. Aren't phlebotomists supposed to be trained and certified? That would require at least a 5th grade level of reading and writing. That has bee lacking with most at labcorp. I think they use fake phlebotomists. Of course on top of this is all the billing problems and threats to bill my credit card. I don't think I ever met a nice person at a labcorp office either.

The lab tech drew blood samples from 2 of my daughters into both heparinized and EDTA tubes and failed to invert them to mix the blood with the anticoagulants. When I confronted her with the fact of her failure to invert the tubes, she tried to lie to me, telling me that she had inverted them, but that I had not seen her do it. I then told her that I was a labtech myself and she then tried to lie to me again, telling me that a machine would invert them. This is a gross negligence and it not only affects my children, but every other patient that goes to this Labcorp branch! I will NEVER, go to this Labcorp branch again!

Sandy at the location on US 1 in Stuart, FL should not be dealing face to face with customers. I sat there and heard her be rude to everyone. Interrupting someone asking a question. She acted like the customers were a "bother" to her. I will never go back there. I found a place down the street where I didn't have to wait long and customer was great.

DO NOT GO TO LABCORP TO GET YOUR BLOOD DRAWN. They hire "phlebotomists" with very little training and most went to scammer schools that are "for profit", not "non profit" like a real community college, etc.

Some of the women went to "schools" that were forced to shut down because they lost their license to teach, but LabCorp seems to hire these individuals very often!

"Phlebotomist" performed draw, "blew out my vein", decided to re-enter into "blown out vein" and still never was able to get blood drawn. I was bleeding and a massive bruise formed with internal bleeding. The rest of the day, my arm became VERY cold, turned blueish/purple, became partially numb. I had to go to the ER and get an ultrasound!

I still have numbness and large medical bills.

STAY AWAY FROM LABCORP

I received a collections notice from labcore about a bill that they were supposed to submit for payment last September 2015 and now that the insurance went out of business they are trying to ruin my good credit. I already sent copies of the letters that I got from the dept. of financial services and that was ignored. Health Republic Insurance is and was responsible for this bill not me. I will mail the copies again to labcore and hope they will follow instructions as to how to get payment from Health Republic. Re: invoice # [protected] for service on nov, 2015. Please submit to www.healthrepublicny.org

Date: 03/31/2016
Req Nr: [protected]

I have Humana Tri-care Prime coverage. I was given an authorization by my PCM (Dr. William Rodriguez, D.O.) to get lab work done. I arrived at LabCorp 15 mins prior to my appointment. The receptionist called me up to the window and asked for photo ID, insurance card, and credit card. 8 years of going to Dr. Rodriguez and now he is sending his patients to LabCorp. I asked why the credit card and the lady replied that if no CC was provided they would not perform the blood test(s) so I gave her my CC. A 1/4 cup of urine and two tubes of blood total charge of $983.00. Which seems outrageous. I have always paid my co-pays at the doctor's office and having to pay almost $1000 to cover blood work is a scam. What happens to those people that don't have a credit card or $1000 and are sick, do they just go home? There is something definitely wrong with LabCorp charging patients that are referred by doctors for lab work.

Resolution: LabCorp should ONLY charge a co-pay. Drawing blood is not an optional item when you go see a doctor, how else is he/she going to know what is wrong with the patient if the patient cannot afford to pay LabCorp?

I had a prescription for blood test from GI Dr. near Mnt. Sanai Hospital and it clearly mentioned the test needed.
Went there Jan 25 2016 at 11:45 am.
The front desk had me fill out some papers and then nurse called me in.
She was going to lunch 12:30 pm and they close at 3:pm.
She wrapped my arm with two rubber bands and twisted my left arm all the way over to the left.
She took the blood all the way near the elbow.
She was rude and arrogant.
She was the second person at that office that took my blood. THe first time in Nov 2015.
They treated me so nasty and each time I suffered with pain in my arm and black and blue bruises.
This time was the worse and it is Feb 9 2016 and it is still brown and bruised but what makes it worse was they took the wrong tests and did not send them to the Doctor til the Doctors office called them to find out what happened.
Now the Doctor says since they took the wrong tests I have to go back again.
I called Lab Corp two days ago to complain and they say some supervisor will investigate and call me but that never happened as of yet.
When I touch the arm in the area with the discoloration it is painful.
I don't think the staff is respectful of seniors there based on me being 69 years old.
I wish there was a place to complain about this Company and I contacted my Medicare advantage Company to complain and see if they can investigate why they cannot take blood safely and why they are so rude and why they cannot do the correct tests without being nasty and rude and hurting me.

So I went into lab corp today with my daughter... I was asking the lady which paper to fill out... They lady was so nasty and have a very nasty attitude... It was at rockvielle center in log island and I will never ever go back I walked out and ask the lady for the manager..: she told me she was joy in refused to give me her name and when I asked the lady for her name she said jay... She was a Spanish lady nasty and so rude... I never recommended anyone to go there.. I will be contacting everyone to let them know what I experienced

My doctor authorized lab tests and I was required to use Lab Corps. Personnel were fine, but I was given a paper to sign that said among others that Medicare might not cover the lipid panel for cholesterol checking and I was asked for my credit card as backup if it wasn't payable. I checked with Medicare who told me that the test was covered.
I did not want to give my credit card and therefore didn't get the test. I feel this should not be allowed.

Went to lab for blood draw. Tech had a finger out through glove. She couldn't "get a vein" in arm, went for hand. I told her I had a lot of lotion on and she said that is ok, put the needle in without alcohol wipe. Drew 2 vials of blood and said the vein was no longer working. I now felt faint. She tried giving me a sugar pill, a worker came in and heard what was happening and handed me a breakfast drink. I took 1/4 of it-felt better and she said she would have to use my other hand. She can't because I had lymph nodes removed on that side. She said I would have to come back. I asked her if she could send in the blood she took already for some of the tests and she said she couldn't they were contaminated-HOW COULD THAT BE? I couldn't go anywhere else because some of the tests being done where to be after a 10-12 hour fast.

This is what I posted to the companies "customer support" page. "When we arrived for my son's test today, we were told the wait was 1 to 1 1/2 hours. My 12 year old son and I were subjected to a 1 hour and 50 minute wait for a blood draw. It was a fasting test. No morning appointments were available on the website for nearly 2 weeks. The individual I spoke with on the phone yesterday about appointments said a supervisor would call me back. That call never came. To force the staff drawing my son's blood to apologize repeatedly (unsolicited by me) is reprehensible on the part of your company. I wonder if anyone in your company has the capacity to imagine the level of anxiety that my child experienced? Probably not! Unfortunately, my insurer only uses your company. A copy of this message will be sent to them. I expect to receive no response from anyone at your company."