Kathryn Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 If you have "normal" health insurance, how much did you end up paying? And did insurance cover pathology? I didn't think about any of this until last night after it was all done. We have BCBS and I've already met the deductible, so I'm now on 80/20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I've had three D&Cs for miscarriages. My insurance covered every penny. I did not have any pathology done. That wasn't covered, and most of the time they can find enough fetal tissue to test anyway. And if they can...99% of the time, it's a chromosomal abnormality that is incompatible with life. I didn't need to pay $3,000 for someone to tell me something I already knew was the likely answer. Or the other common finding..."not enough product of conception to test.". They'll still charge you the full amount for that finding, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakersDozen Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 The D&C itself at the surgical center cost me about $275. OB charges were $250. Labs were covered. Anesthesia was...$100, maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlby Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I had two for medical reasons - miscarriages. Since they were essential, it was covered just like any other health issue. I had BCBS GA at the time and had to pay $100 outpatient co-pay and that was it. I didn't have pathology the first time but did the second. (It came back with perfect chromosomes). Everything was covered except that $100 co-pay. However, that was a while ago and insurance seems to cover less and less these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 I had two for medical reasons - miscarriages. Since they were essential, it was covered just like any other health issue. I had BCBS GA at the time and had to pay $100 outpatient co-pay and that was it. I didn't have pathology the first time but did the second. (It came back with perfect chromosomes). Everything was covered except that $100 co-pay. However, that was a while ago and insurance seems to cover less and less these days. Sorry, I didn't specify. This was for a missed miscarriage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 There are so many variables, mostly dependent on your insurance. We have BCBS but our plan pays 100% after the deductible has been met. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Mine was about 12 years ago. I think we might have had United Healthcare at the time but I am pretty sure it was all paid for. We may have had to pay an outpatient copay but it was minimal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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