Separate appt for US?

wheats83

Is it common to have to make separate lab and ultrasound appts aside from your regular checkup? Or are most offices able to take care of these in office? So frustrated having to go to another office...

cg2307

I have to make separate appointments for ultrasounds and bloodwork too. They do the ultrasounds in the office but only Monday and Thursday nights. And bloodwork/glucose testing I have to go to LabCorp for.

CousinVicki

last pregnancy i had to make separate appts for u/s per my insurace. total PITA.

afry2001

Is it for your NT scan? Sometimes an office doesn't have a good enough US machine to do this one and they have to send you somewhere else.  With my first I had to go to a lab for my 20 week US.  

PixiesDust

Both of my ultrasounds have been separate from my regular appointments.  I think if they are able, or if you ask, they'll try and schedule them back-to-back.  My doctor's office has really fabulous evening hours, and is close by, so it hasn't be

wheats83

Thank you all for responding. No, not for my NT, just for all regular appts. I have to go to LabCorp for blood work too! Wondering if I should try to find a doc that does everything in office.

shelley1002

I have to get blood drawn at a lab and ultrasounds done at one of the area hospitals.  My doctor does not do either in office.

ejs207

My anatomy scan will be a level 2 since we are looking for a specific paternal birth defect. So that one will be at the hospital's facility.

My other u/s and blood work were are my practices office.

MrsKocal

my doc can do basic u/s's in office, but for the NT scan and anatomy scan I have to go to the hospital. 

for bloodwork, they can do it in office but have to send it to the lab anyway, so they prefer we go straight to the lab.  

kelle017

Mrs.Kocal:

my doc can do basic u/s's in office, but for the NT scan and anatomy scan I have to go to the hospital. 

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Katibear13

I have to go to a lab for bloodwork and to the hospital for u/s

jen-and-ryon

My doctor does ultrasounds and bloodwork at her office. The only thing I had to go elsewhere for was the NT scan.

finnybooboo

My OB doesn't have ANYTHING in house. I had to make an appt to get my blood work done, and another for an ultrasound. It's very frustrating!

losersaidwhat

I have always had to go to a lab for bloodwork and a radiologist for ultrasounds - I've never received an ultrasound in my doctor's office, though here I see my GP until nearly half way and am referred to an OB or a maternity clinic, and I don't ge