tms and medicare

[Catahoula]

has anyone had any luck with Medicare paying for tms? How much of it did you have to pay?

Thank you

[designguy]

I was fortunate to have Medicare pay for mine. i have a Medicare supplement plan and all I had to pay was a $30 copay per treatment so my cost was around $1200 for the full treatment. i was even approved for a full second round of treatment but fortunately didn't need it. You do have to have tried a number of antidepressants before to show that they weren't working for you, I think my insurance required 5 or 6 but it may vary depending on the insuror.

[Catahoula in reply to designguy]

Thank you for your reply. I meet all the standards to qualify. I have bcbs and after all 36 treatments they denied it. I need another round of treatments but at 500 per treatment, I can’t pay out of pocket again. My Medicare activates next month. I am hoping it will help with the cost.

[designguy in reply to Catahoula]

You're welcome and I hope you are successful. I think my TMS clinic was very instrumental in getting my treatment approved, they knew how to navigate the system, hopefully your's does too.

[EsmeLu]

how did you feel after the treatments? Any strange side effects? I’m afraid to do it. Does it also help anxiety?

[Catahoula in reply to EsmeLu]

Hi! The treatments are not painful at all. There is a little tap on your head for about 7 seconds then a break for maybe 30 seconds ( not sure about that one). The whole treatment lasts about 20 minutes.

It worked really well for my depression but sometimes you need a few rounds then maintenance to keep up the results.

I am not sure about working for anxiety though.

I recommend it for depression though.

[EsmeLu in reply to Catahoula]

Thank you for the information.