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Cost of certain Tests in US

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Pratik:

--- Quote from: pmeet on August 21, 2012, 05:23:23 PM ---not necessary. India too has good facilities but I dont think they can be compared to developed countries .

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There are well chelated patients in various parts of areas as well. That's a vague excuse, but yes, USA of course, is superior. Anyways, I wish you luck. :)

pmeet:
Can someone also comment about the approximate cost of the tests

Bostonian_04:
Pmeet, the cost generally vary by the place you go....but, if you know what insurance company you will be using, you can go to their website and get details on what will be covered by the insurance. Also, if you have a Thal Major child, they will cover CVS and HLA...I know few parents w/ thal major kids and for them these tests were covered by insurance. Sorry, I don't know the exact cost of these tests.

sumit_thal:
Hi PMeet,

I can provide some details based on my experience here in US:

- cost of blood work for B-thal mutation detection for me and my wife was around $1500. Paid by insurance. We just had to get an additional letter from the genetic counselor stating that we both are thal minors and hence it is important to detect the mutations for subsequent CVS/Amniocentesis.

- cost of Amniocentesis including prenatal diagnosis was around $5000. Covered by insurance.

I don't know the cost of HLA match.

Andy Battaglia:
The key is having insurance. If it is provided by an employer, there are usually only co-pays to pay, but if not provided, it has to be purchased and it is quite costly. My family plan costs over $1200/month.

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