Spinal Tap
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:42 pm
Have any of you (or anybody you know) been denied insurance benefits because of a negitive spinal tap?
I was told a year ago I had progressive MS. I didn't feel confident with the doctor and started looking into Lyme. My Lyme test with Igenex was what I'd call a "maybe". A lyme doctor I am seeing says she is convinced I have lyme. I was on abx for a while until I had stomach problems and haven't started again.
I went Mon to see a neurologist at UCLA. She said she thinks its likely MS. So the MS doc thinks its MS and the lyme doc thinks its lyme. To be honest I expected this.
Anyway, the MS doc thinks I should get a spinal tap but I thought I read that if it came back negitive (especially negitive for lyme) it could give the insurance company a reason to deny treatment. The MS doctor says its not true. I have Anthem BC if that makes a difference.
Any thoughts?
I was told a year ago I had progressive MS. I didn't feel confident with the doctor and started looking into Lyme. My Lyme test with Igenex was what I'd call a "maybe". A lyme doctor I am seeing says she is convinced I have lyme. I was on abx for a while until I had stomach problems and haven't started again.
I went Mon to see a neurologist at UCLA. She said she thinks its likely MS. So the MS doc thinks its MS and the lyme doc thinks its lyme. To be honest I expected this.
Anyway, the MS doc thinks I should get a spinal tap but I thought I read that if it came back negitive (especially negitive for lyme) it could give the insurance company a reason to deny treatment. The MS doctor says its not true. I have Anthem BC if that makes a difference.
Any thoughts?