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I want my Psychiatrist to order a PET scan.

Without insurance, a PET scan can cost from about $1,300 to more than $4,600. With insurance, your out-of-pocket costs will depend on how your plan covers PET scans and where the procedure is performed.

You can shop for PET scan pricing information through hospital price transparency sites or by asking about costs upfront from a variety of healthcare facilities. If you are uninsured or plan to pay the bill without insurance, most healthcare providers must give you a Good Faith Estimate of costs if you request one.

Doctors no longer have the ability to order procedures without clinical proof. The insurance networks give strict guidelines that they allow doctors to order and if the doctor orders something against the guidelines they are disciplined up to and including being fired.

Ask you doctor to go out of pocket... They might do it if you offer to pay.


Link for example of costs:

How to find a Pet Scan without insurance covering the cost of the procedure.
 
How about taking up a collection. Go Fund Me. I think if you were to show the people all your posts, they might really be willing to help out.
 
Cheshire_Kat said:
Doctors no longer have the ability to order procedures without clinical proof. The insurance networks give strict guidelines that they allow doctors to order and if the doctor orders something against the guidelines they are disciplined up to and including being fired.
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though i get why that is, i still think it's sad.
that's why some diseases and conditions are discovered when it's already too late.
 
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