If you authorize outside agencies to receive a copy of your medical record there is a $25 fee, which must be paid before the record is released. We will request this fee from the requesting agency.

While the medical records company told her it would cost $248, it billed her attorney, Lorraine Parker, more than $1,000.

Medical record retrieval is not a simple or straightforward process; there are many hoops that lawyers and legal teams have to jump through, along with negative consequences for failing to comply.