Guest guest Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Hi, I am interested in spect scan for my son who may be possibly ADD. Has anyone had experiences with Dr. Uszler they could share. He is possibly borderline, I am hoping spect will shed some light. Anyway I would appreciate any feedback. Is the scan better than QEEG? How dangerous is the radiation from the scan? I am guessing it is minimal but still concerned. Sincerely Noel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 We had one done with Dr. Uszler 4 months before seeing Dr. G and I found it very helpful. The procedure was not too bad and the information that we got from it helped me. But, he will not diagnose anything he will say your child has a PTSD/OCD type scan which is what my sons showed makes me feel bad for the poor guy! I try to keep him as low stress as possible. I¹m hoping to get another one done this year as well to see if there have been any significant changes. Laureen On 2/28/10 5:25 PM, " Ladytiger24fem " <brownsuga_n_az@...> wrote: > > > > > > i read about spect scans in a book called magnificent minds. i wanna get that > done for myself for add/adhd. > > >> > >> > >> > Hi, >> > >> > I am interested in spect scan for my son who may be possibly ADD. Has >> anyone had experiences with Dr. Uszler they could share. He is possibly >> borderline, I am hoping spect will shed some light. Anyway I would >> appreciate any feedback. Is the scan better than QEEG? >> > >> > How dangerous is the radiation from the scan? I am guessing it is minimal >> but still concerned. >> > >> > Sincerely Noel >> > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Do you have to travel to CA for Spect Scan? On Feb 7, 2011 2:02 PM, " ljburns83 " <lisajburns@...> wrote: > Hi All, > > My son is 7 yo and a pt. of Dr. G's for 4 years now. Recently, we have seen some regression and are very concerned. Dr. G mentioned " at last resort " a SPECT scan. Last resort, b/c of the costs associated with it. I called Huntintion Radiology and they said more insurance companies are now paying for it. > > So to my question, if anyone has had a SPECT scan done, gotten the insurance to cover it, how did you do it? > > Thanks in advance. > > B. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Step one would be to call the provider where you will have the SPECT, get the CPT code (that describes the service) and the diagnosis code (ICD9 code) that is usually used for kids like yours (just ask for a tentative one if they say they can't give a diagnosis without seeing your kid, or ask Dr G's office if they know which one gets used). Then call your insurance and ask either for a predetermination (depending on what they call it) or just ask if they can check to see if it will be covered. Then depending on their answer you'd go from there. You'll also want to find out if they are in-network with your insurance, and if they are not, what your out-of-network benefits are, and whether this procedure requires prior authorization. HTH ________________________________ From: ljburns83 <lisajburns@...> Sent: Mon, February 7, 2011 2:01:59 PM Subject: SPECT scans  Hi All, My son is 7 yo and a pt. of Dr. G's for 4 years now. Recently, we have seen some regression and are very concerned. Dr. G mentioned " at last resort " a SPECT scan. Last resort, b/c of the costs associated with it. I called Huntintion Radiology and they said more insurance companies are now paying for it. So to my question, if anyone has had a SPECT scan done, gotten the insurance to cover it, how did you do it? Thanks in advance. B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Hi, We just got the spect scan done last week and our insurance paid 80% of the cost. We have Aetna. The doctor has not discus the results with us yet until next week. The cost is $1,800.00. We did the test at this clinic with dr Mandel who is a great doctor and very sweet. It Is very safe and we did not have any concerned. H Holmes. ________________________________ From: ljburns83 <lisajburns@...> Sent: Mon, February 7, 2011 2:01:59 PM Subject: SPECT scans  Hi All, My son is 7 yo and a pt. of Dr. G's for 4 years now. Recently, we have seen some regression and are very concerned. Dr. G mentioned " at last resort " a SPECT scan. Last resort, b/c of the costs associated with it. I called Huntintion Radiology and they said more insurance companies are now paying for it. So to my question, if anyone has had a SPECT scan done, gotten the insurance to cover it, how did you do it? Thanks in advance. B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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