When will I need my first DEXA Scan?

Imissthe80s
on 9/15/11 6:39 am - Louisville, KY
DS on 02/27/12
I am in my early 30s and am wondering when to get mt first DEXA Scan.  Can I wait until after my sugery? Will the insurance give me fits about covering it since I am a woman of a certain younger age? My PCP said they would not cover it now because it would be normal and that the insurance wouldn't pay.


beemerbeeper
on 9/15/11 6:47 am - AL
You need a baseline pre-op and then AT LEAST every two years.  Your pcp needs to code it so that your insurance will pay for it.  If you have to wait until you are 3 months post-op to get the first one covered by insurance that would be fine.  But you really need a baseline so you can know what changes are resulting from your malabsorption.

~Becky


butercup
on 9/15/11 9:22 am - Kennewick, WA
I'm 33 and mine was covered. My surgeon wanted one before surgery.
provolisa
on 9/15/11 10:06 am - Provo, UT
Forgive my ignorance, but what is a DEXA Scan?

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Sean_B
on 9/15/11 10:16 am - Schenectady, NY
DEXA (or DXA) is "Dual-emission X-ray Absorptiometry"

basically, it's a fancy X-ray that measures bone mineral density

Pre: 324 Now: 185-190 http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v362/171/99/1251208761/n1251208761_30154298_7588.jpg

Elizabeth N.
on 9/15/11 9:36 am - Burlington County, NJ
Dr. Peters required one before surgery. My insurance paid. Dunno what coding was used. I was 42 and post hysterectomy.

That reminds me, I'm overdue for another one.

J J the Jet Plane
on 9/15/11 10:34 am
FYI you have to weigh less than 300 bls for a full scan-- or at least the three places that my insurance covered said. 

So they just did a leg and a arm.

My surgeon didn't request one I wanted one.
Kayla B.
on 9/15/11 12:58 pm - Austin, TX
I wish I had a pre-op baseline.  I had mine at 1 yr post op.  Of course...I'm a non-menstruater so I can get one coded under amenorrhea yearly.
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Ms. Cal Culator
on 9/15/11 1:09 pm - Tuvalu


My mother and I both have less than perfect spines and my sister had no risk factors so her asshole pcp wouldn't order one.  She paid about $200 out of pocket.
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