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Exactly.
Services are not rendered until the patient is seen, not when the appointment is taken.
I wonder if the insurance company would pay for a missed appointment?
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Except there's a charge if you don't show up. The time has already been reserved. The insurance company is not billed. It's a charge billed directly to the patient.
Seriously, how hard is it to call and cancel an appointment?