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funcrew 07-12-2019 05:58 PM

How to obtain exam request for DEXA?
 
Dr. Desai in Germany wants me to get a DEXA exam. I called our local cash-pay imaging lab, and they need a doctor exam request from a doctor with a USA registration number. I don't have a primary doctor, and in any case my crappy new insurance has a high deductible, which means I pay $250 list price to have a 5 minute conversation and score a DEXA request. Do any of you know a hack to obtain a DEXA request for any kind of reasonable fee? God Bless America.

JackBauer 07-13-2019 12:47 AM

Do you have a local spine pain management physician? My local guy is GREAT. He did all the imaging I asked for.

You'll need someone to work with for the long-term anyway... As after you get the ADR's, you'll need occasional X-rays to check they are still well positioned. (Like yearly at first?)

annapurna 07-13-2019 10:46 AM

I don't have a US hack but there are clinics in Europe who'd do it for you just at your request. I, Jim, had been diagnosed with osteopenia in my thirties and got DEXA scans from a Munich imaging lab every couple of years, during my trips to support Laura's knee&back visits, until it became clear that my situation wasn't degenerating and my bone mass was stable.

funcrew 07-13-2019 07:45 PM

I'm on cash pay, so it's $150 to see my pain doc for a meds refill, imaging, or anything else. I guess I'll drop $60 on an online referral.

beaverc 07-14-2019 03:06 AM

Dexa scan
 
annapurna; "I don't have a US hack" but there are clinics in Europe who'd do it for you just at your request.
Hello , what is a "US hack" ? Thanks.................:confused:

funcrew 07-14-2019 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by beaverc (Post 118223)
annapurna; "I don't have a US hack" but there are clinics in Europe who'd do it for you just at your request.
Hello , what is a "US hack" ? Thanks.................:confused:

I believe Annapurna means a low-cost shortcut to satisfy the lab's ridiculous policy that they can't just DEXA me for cash and hand me the report. Extending the theme, medical lobbyists in the USA make sure that you need a doctor for stuff that everyone else in the world can just get from their pharmacist, like antibiotics or Viagra. It's very common here to pay a doctor $150 to get a $7 prescription. The rest of the world just chats with their pharmacist and gets the meds for $2.50 total.

annapurna 07-15-2019 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by funcrew (Post 118224)
I believe Annapurna means a low-cost shortcut to satisfy the lab's ridiculous policy that they can't just DEXA me for cash and hand me the report.


Yes. Funcrew wanted a way to get examined in the US. Haven't got a way to do that. On the other hand, a few years back, it was nothing to call the lab in Munich, tell them I'd be in town on these days with my wife, and ask for an appointment for a DEXA scan. No prior approval, no messing with other doctors' offices. It should be said, though, all I got was the exam and lab report. I was on my own for figuring out what I needed to do if the results weren't what I wanted.


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