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PSMA AT UCLA

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Greetings , I was informed today as of yesterday Medicare will cover our PSMA scans which I am getting on Monday...Saves us money...Blue Skies ,,,,Sky King...and Penny (woof)

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6357axbz

Hoping for good results🐶

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pilot52 in reply to 6357axbz

Well,,,,thank you so much....Blue Skies

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pilot52 in reply to 6357axbz

thanks.

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Lasered

CAVU and tailwinds!

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FYI ,,,just had a 2021 Aviat Husky delivered...N45AH....you can still google it to see it. I am having a blast. with it....later

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MateoBeach

Good to hear from you Sky. Let us know the scan results. Here I have been topping up immunity. Had Shingrix and yesterday both the Moderna booster and triple-strength senior flu shots. Feeling good on 6 to 8 week high dose Testosterone alternating with 4 weeks off.

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Javelin18

I have a PSMA scan at UCLA today. They sent a request to Blue Cross for coverage. I’ll let you know if they were able to get it covered.

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Javelin18

I just had my PSMA scan at UCLA. Approval hd not come back, ao I had to pay out of pocket and will have to submit to Blue Cross. Hopefully they will approve it.

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pilot52 in reply to Javelin18

she only mentioned Medicare would pay so I am at a loss.....good luck

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StayPositive1 in reply to Javelin18

Hey Javelin, did Blue Cross pay for the PSMA scan? I am getting one this week and also don’t yet have pre-authorization.

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Javelin18 in reply to StayPositive1

I called Blue Cross the following Monday and the approval was dated from the original request date,,which was a week prior to the scan. I talked to a rep a couple of weeks ago and she had me submit the receipt. I need to dig through my EOBs to see if it was paid. I haven’t seen a check, which is what I was expecting.

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Javelin18

Yes, my understanding is that insurance companies follow medicare coverage after sons time. Hopefully it won’t be too much longer. I’ll have to see if they can be convinced to cover the scan I had today.

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