? about RE appointments following BFP

JessicaC128 · September 2011

Just curious as to how RE appointments go after you get a BFP? My insurance stinks and they don't cover any treatment for IF but the office visits for routine stuf are covered but only up to so many visits after I get a BFP.

We got an unexpected BFP during a break before moving on to IVF and so far I've gone to the RE office twice for bloodwork and we've got another bloodwork appointment tomorrow. My betas have been kind of low so they keep testing, but I have to pay my specialist copay everytime I go and it's counting as one of my visits. I can get them to write up a bloodwork order and I can go to a lab and save $ and it not count as an office visit but the results come back a day or two later instead of same day.

So I'm trying to figure out if I should just get the paperwork and have blood drawn at a lab and wait for the results based upon what future visits will entail. I don't want to use up my insurance limit of visits on just getting bloodwork. Hope this makes sense.

kthappy76 · September 2011

Do you have maternity/prenatal coverage? Once you are pg, your code changes and it shouldn't be counted as anything related to IF. FYI: You will have LOTS of office visits moving forward, so you'll want to figure this out sooner rather than later. I had three betas and two u/s before I moved to my OB, but I would talk to your RE/OB's office about how to work w/your insurance. GL and Congrats!

KaliChick · September 2011

I would aak your RE as it seems to vary. For me, I saw my RE weekly (sometimes twice a week) for ultrasounds from weeks 5 - 11.5. I did have complications early on but even after I saw him weekly. Is it possible you could do cash payments for some since it's important to have coverage later in your pregnancy?

JessicaC128 · September 2011

I do have full coverage with my OB/GYN but only a few visits (I think 8 - I'll have to check my paperwork when I go home tonight) with my RE after BFP. So I want to get the most visits from my RE as possible since I know my OB/GYN won't be doing as many ultrasounds and visits once I'm released from my RE.

Thanks for the insight and info Ladies!

sweetky_06 · September 2011

Congrats! Every RE is different - mine did 2 betas, saw me at 6w3d for an u/s, and saw me at 8w3d for an u/s. That was it!

sterpstra10 · September 2011

I had bloodwork once a week after my initial betas, then an u/s every other week starting at 6 weeks, then I was released to my OB at 10 weeks. I was very fortunate in that the office manager at my RE's office handled everything with insurance, so I never had to pick up the phone - so I couldn't even tell you if/how it all got covered. But I know I was very thankful for the bloodwork since it observes your progesterone levels - which mine went down and I had to go on med's.

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