About Billing
Will My Insurance Pay for My Examination or Procedure?

In general, diagnostic examinations and interventional procedures are a benefit of most insurance plans with a referral from a physician. Examinations like MRI, CT, PET, Nuclear Medicine, or special procedures like an imaging guided biopsy usually require prior authorization by your insurance carrier, and your carrier may impose specific diagnostic criteria for you to be eligible for benefits.

At the time of your appointment, you may be asked to sign a waiver agreement to assume personal responsibility for the total cost of your exam or procedure in the event that insurance coverage is denied. In general, screening examinations, like CT health screening are not covered by insurance plans.

Payment for all screening examinations with the exception of mammography is required at the time of service. Screening mammography is an exception and is a covered benefit of most insurance including Medicare. Cash, check and major credit cards are accepted.

TRA accepts all patients and bills most insurance plans including Medicare and Medicaid. When you present your current insurance card or complete insurance information, TRA offices will submit the charges directly to your insurance carrier. If your insurance card is not presented at the time of service, your bill will be mailed to you directly.

If your examination or procedure was provided in a TRA affiliated outpatient location, the professional and technical components of these services are billed in a single statement. Radiology services provided in hospital based locations are billed in separate statements, one from Tacoma Radiological Associates (TRA) for the professional interpretation, and one from the hospital for the technical performance of the examination or procedure. When sedation, pathology and / or other services (to include those of your referring provider) are rendered, additional billings should be expected.

Your portion of responsibility for your examination or procedure will depend on the type of insurance plan you have and the individual contract Tacoma Radiological Associates TRA may have with your insurance company. If you have questions about your insurance benefits (coverage), we recommend that you contact your insurance carrier directly. Please understand that billing does not guarantee eligibility or payment. Patients are responsible for all co-payments and deductibles.

Effective October 1, 2002

TRA Medical Imaging and all affiliated departments and services have renewed preferred provider status with Premera Blue Cross and Premera
Health Plus.

Major insurance carriers we accept

Private pay policy