Billing
Account Billing
Account billing fees are available. To establish your account, please call in advance of sending first specimen.
Each month an invoice and a detailed list of the charges for tests on each patient will be sent. Terms of payment are net 30 days. Include the remittance copy of the invoice with payment. If an invoice is in question, please contact the billing office as soon as possible.
Direct Patient Billing
Direct patient billing is available. The patient's (or responsible party's) name, phone number, street address, city, state, and zip code must be indicated on the test request form. If the required information is not provided, the institution/ordering physician will be billed.
Medicare/Medicaid Billing
UF Diagnostic Reference Laboratories will bill Medicare for outpatients and will bill state Medicaid programs as indicated by law. The patient's Medicare or Medicaid number, date of birth, address, sex, diagnosis, ordering physician's name and Medicare provider number must be indicated on test request form. Alternatively, both the front and back of the insurance card may be photocopied and stapled to the request. If the required information is not provided, the institution/ordering physician will be billed.
Third Party Billing
UF Diagnostic Reference Laboratories will bill third party payors for patients. The insurance company name and address, the insured's policy or identification number, the patient's date of birth and diagnosis, and the ordering physician's name must be indicated on the request form. Alternatively, both the front and back of the insurance card may be photocopied and stapled to the request. When the patient is not the policy holder, the policy holder's date of birth must be included. If the required information is not provided, the institution/ordering physician will be billed.
Please click here to view a list of accepted insurances.
Please Note:
- The billing for services provided by the University of Florida Diagnostic Reference Laboratories (UF DRL) is handled by the Florida Clinical Practice Association, Inc. Billing Service.
- The Florida Clinical Practice Association, Inc. taxpayer identification number is 59-1680273.
- A copy of the taxpayer identification certificate may be obtained by contacting UF DRL Client Services.