Where ? and How?
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Where ? and How?
Ok, where do you get these gene tests done and how expensive are they? Love Oma
Hi Oma,
Here's a link to the lab, where you can review the tests offered, and prices, etc:
http://www.enterolab.com/
You can also place an order by phone at:
972-686-6869
If you order a test, (or tests), they will send you a kit. You take the sample, according to the directions, and ship it to them, (by way of DHL, at least that's the delivery service they were using when I shipped my sample. DHL will pick it up, you don't have to take it to their depot).
Love,
Wayne
Here's a link to the lab, where you can review the tests offered, and prices, etc:
http://www.enterolab.com/
You can also place an order by phone at:
972-686-6869
If you order a test, (or tests), they will send you a kit. You take the sample, according to the directions, and ship it to them, (by way of DHL, at least that's the delivery service they were using when I shipped my sample. DHL will pick it up, you don't have to take it to their depot).
Love,
Wayne
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Oma,
You could ask the contact person via e-mail at the lab, but have you thought about first testing yourself for just the gluten sensitivity part? That would be less expensive.
I'm guessing here that you are thinking, what about my descendants? Should they be told? However, since these genes are sooo common, wouldn't it make more sense to just go ahead and check for the gluten sensitivity at this point in time, particularly if money's tight right now? If it comes back positive, then you could just pass it along to your kin (not just your own kids) that you have a gs gene, and then, if they wanted to, they could have themselves tested for the genes (assuming they're not having any autoimmune symptoms now), and then, let them pay for their own.
On the other hand, your insurance MIGHT pay for the gene test, particularly since it also looks for celiac genes which have been known about much longer than these "new ones" that Dr. Fine talks about for M.C.
You'd have to work with your physician on this one, but perhaps Dr. Fine's e-mail contact person could give you a suggestion as to what codes your doc could use for your diagnosis that would most likely get part of it paid for. I know that your doc would appreciate not having to try to figure the codes out to match the gene test, etc. I think that occasionally, an insurance co. is willing to pay for the stool testing, but think that for the vast majority of patients, it will be a while before insurance gets around to doing this routinely. This is pretty well true for most "investigational" things, like "research meds and treatments" for example. What could it hurt to e-mail Dr. Fine's address with the question, "I have M.C., and want to order at least the gene test, so which codes are having the most success getting the insurances to pay for them?" You might also ask if insurances are more easily accepting things like the "malabsorption test for fecal fat."
Who knows, he might tell you something to get most of the full testing done, but then, you've already passed into another year, so there's that ole deductible to meet again...shucks!
What do you think of just doing the gs test for starters?
Yours, Luce
You could ask the contact person via e-mail at the lab, but have you thought about first testing yourself for just the gluten sensitivity part? That would be less expensive.
I'm guessing here that you are thinking, what about my descendants? Should they be told? However, since these genes are sooo common, wouldn't it make more sense to just go ahead and check for the gluten sensitivity at this point in time, particularly if money's tight right now? If it comes back positive, then you could just pass it along to your kin (not just your own kids) that you have a gs gene, and then, if they wanted to, they could have themselves tested for the genes (assuming they're not having any autoimmune symptoms now), and then, let them pay for their own.
On the other hand, your insurance MIGHT pay for the gene test, particularly since it also looks for celiac genes which have been known about much longer than these "new ones" that Dr. Fine talks about for M.C.
You'd have to work with your physician on this one, but perhaps Dr. Fine's e-mail contact person could give you a suggestion as to what codes your doc could use for your diagnosis that would most likely get part of it paid for. I know that your doc would appreciate not having to try to figure the codes out to match the gene test, etc. I think that occasionally, an insurance co. is willing to pay for the stool testing, but think that for the vast majority of patients, it will be a while before insurance gets around to doing this routinely. This is pretty well true for most "investigational" things, like "research meds and treatments" for example. What could it hurt to e-mail Dr. Fine's address with the question, "I have M.C., and want to order at least the gene test, so which codes are having the most success getting the insurances to pay for them?" You might also ask if insurances are more easily accepting things like the "malabsorption test for fecal fat."
Who knows, he might tell you something to get most of the full testing done, but then, you've already passed into another year, so there's that ole deductible to meet again...shucks!
What do you think of just doing the gs test for starters?
Yours, Luce