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Cost of certain Tests in US

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pmeet:
I am planning to relocate from India to US for better treatment for my daughter EVI (thal major)
I understood that blood transfusion related cost will be covered by insurance.

I need to understand chelation drugs and cost related to test while planning to sibling are covered too?

1.       HLA matching serology followed by minor antigen(HLA match)
2.       CVS(chorionic villus sampling) for prenatal diagnosis of thalassemia

Can someone also let me know approximate costs of these tests. I will be relocating to Redmond area.

Pratik:
Just wanted to ask if moving to USA is that necessary? Now better care can be taken in India and I am doing so as well, all the facilities a Thal Major needs are possible in my city itself. Also consider migrating to USA will increase cost of other general things as well.

Bostonian_04:
Pmeet,
if you have insurance, these tests will be covered by insurance as well. based on type of insurance, you may have some type of co-pay...

pmeet:
i will have insurance.
Are you sure these will be covered there?
I was under impression that things are covered if they are considered 'necessary' .
These might not fall under those as these are to make sure sibling hla matches.

pmeet:

--- Quote from: Pratik on August 21, 2012, 04:37:01 PM ---Just wanted to ask if moving to USA is that necessary? Now better care can be taken in India and I am doing so as well, all the facilities a Thal Major needs are possible in my city itself. Also consider migrating to USA will increase cost of other general things as well.

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not necessary. India too has good facilities but I dont think they can be compared to developed countries .

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