How our billing works
Medical Clinic | Women's Health Service
Medical clinic billing
The Health Service is available to students of Vassar College regardless of their insurance.
Visits
There are no charges for visits to the medical clinic (this is covered under the mandatory health fee paid with your tuition). This includes overnight stays in the infirmary.
Over-the-counter medications and supplies
The charge will be put onto your student account.
Prescription medications
Health Service carries commonly used medications. It does not operate as a pharmacy but as a dispensary.
If you have the student health insurance offered through the college:
- we will take care of the bill/insurance for you.
If you do not have the student health insurance offered through the college:
- You may request a written prescription which you can have filled at a local pharmacy.
- If we carry the medication at the health service – you may get the medication and the charge will be put onto your student account. You may request an itemized bill to submit to your insurance company.
Lab work
We utilize Quest Diagnostics for laboratory services.
If you have the student health insurance offered through the college:
- We will take care of the bill/insurance for you.
If you do not have the student health insurance offered through the college:
- You will receive a bill directly from Quest Diagnostics – you may then either submit the bill to your insurance company or call Quest Diagnostics with your insurance information.
Testing / Allergy Shots
If you have the student health insurance offered through the college:
- We will take care of the bill/insurance for you.
If you do not have the student health insurance offered through the college:
- The charge will be put onto your student account. You may request an itemized bill to submit to your insurance company.
Immunizations
The charge will be put onto your student account. You may request an itemized bill to submit to your insurance. (The student health insurance offered through the college does not cover immunizations)
Billing for Women’s Health Service
If you have the student health insurance offered through the college:
Charges for visits and birth control will be put onto your student account. The charge will show as “misc – health service”. You may request a copy of an itemized bill to submit to the insurance company for reimbursement.
Charges for prescription medication given out from the health service – we will take care of the insurance/bill for this. Prescription medications not carried by the health service- you will receive a prescription to fill at a local pharmacy. The charge for this will need to be paid at the pharmacy and you can send the receipt to the insurance company.
Charges for over-the-counter medications will appear on your student account as “meds – health service”.
Lab work – we will take care of the insurance/bill for this.
If you do not want your charges to appear on your student account – we will “hold” your bill for a period of two weeks. This bill will be paid by you directly to the cashier in the main building. Please discuss this with your provider or the Women’s Health Care Coordinator at the time of your appointment.
If you do not have the student health insurance offered through the college:
Charges for visits, birth control, prescription medications and over-the-counter medications given out by the health service will be put onto your student account as “misc-health service” or “meds-health service”. You may request an itemized bill for submission to insurance. You may request a written prescription to fill at a local pharmacy if you would like.
If you do not want your charges to appear on your student account for visits or birth control – we will “hold” your bill for a period of two weeks. This bill will be paid by you directly to the cashier in the main building. Please discuss this with your provider or the Women’s Health Care Coordinator at the time of your appointment.
Lab work – you will receive a bill directly from the lab (at the address you request at the time of your visit). You may then submit this bill to your insurance company.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you don't find answers to your questions please give us a call at (845) 437-5800
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