I updated the above post to say (OP here). I thought it was fairly clear from my phrasing of "we offer the tests as cash pay", but never hurts to be even more explicit.
I checked privatemdlabs.com, and they're asking $249 for a cardiovascular panel that covers the same biomarkers. So I think our pricing compares pretty favorably, especially when you consider that we offer an MD review.
> hs-CRP is not going to be a $1500 negotiated rate under any insurance these days.
The $1500 insurance price is for the $190 panel. We've actually dealt with this exact situation in the last month, since every so often labs will make a mistake when they process the order (we obviously fix these situations). Perhaps the insurance companies aren't sane (a topic for another day), but this is unfortunately how the system works today.