Q: Can a Lien be placed if insurance company paid for services. The only outstanding amount is the copay.
Medical expenses lien
A: Liens can be complicated, and lay people often misunderstand them. If you are asking whether you can be obligated in a lien to pay a judgment or some other debt that authorizes a lien on something specific, the answer is yes. There is no way to evaluate whether a lien has been perfected from the information you provided.
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There could be instances where a carrier wants the money it paid for medical services reimbursed from the proceeds of a lawsuit.
Tim Akpinar
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