Echo Lights

[Crawldad]

is there a section about the Echo Lights explaining?

or could someone just mention what that helps.

Thanks

[SimonSaysU2CanBend]

EchoLight is the name of a company that distributes REMS machines in the US. The REMS machine is an alternative (often believed to be a better one) to a DEXA scan. It uses ultra sound to determine bone density and strength whereas a DEXA scan can only determine bone density. The margin of error for REMS is smaller than for a DEXA scan and a DEXA scan involves radiation.

Most insurance companies won’t pay for a DEXA scan but once every two years for the cost. I will be paying $250 for a REMS test which insurance covers but if it didn’t I would pay out of pocket as I see it as a better indicator of density and bone strength with a smaller margin or error and no radiation exposure so by far a better test with less risk to the body.

[MidwestMama58 in reply to SimonSaysU2CanBend]

Unfortunately Medicare does not cover a REMS scan.

[SimonSaysU2CanBend in reply to MidwestMama58]

I called the REMS location in AZ and they said they take the Medicare Advantage plan. However, they require payment upfront. Then file a claim with the insurance and when they get it they said they would reimburse that amount. The test is today so it will probably take a few weeks for all that to process. We’ll see if I was correctly informed. I just won’t know for awhile.

[MikaHiker in reply to SimonSaysU2CanBend]

Are you going to the place in Scottsdale called URPrecious (which specializes in breast ultrasounds) run by Dr. Krishnan?

[SimonSaysU2CanBend in reply to MikaHiker]

Yes, that’s the place.

[Taichiplayer in reply to MidwestMama58]

Medicare does now cover REMs. The code number is #0815T. This is for “Ultrasound-based Radiofrequency Ultrasound Multispectometry(REMS), bone density study and fracture risk assessment, 1 or more sites, hips, pelvis or spine. “