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O’Sullivan AK, Thompson D, Chu P, Lee DW, Stewart EA, Weinstein MC. Cost-Effectiveness of Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound for the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids, Int. J of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 2009, 25(1): 14-25.
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Insurance Coverage for MR guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery
Contact your insurance provider to find out if the ExAblate MR guided Focused Ultrasound treatment is covered.
If it is not covered we have provided materials below to help you.
Since MRgFUS is a relatively new technology, many health plans may not yet cover it as a routine benefit. Despite this, increasing numbers of patients have obtained pre-authorization of treatment coverage by their carriers, on a case by case basis.
What can you do?
- Contact your employer/union and ask them to consider offering MRgFUS as a covered benefit.
The advantages are:
• Non-invasive outpatient procedure
• No hospitalization
• No anesthesia - only limited conscious sedation
• No ionized radiation
• Next day return to normal activity
• Very low rate of complications
Download (PDF 491KB) this presentation which has more details they may be interested in.
- Contact your insurance company to ask them to consider offering MRgFUS as a covered benefit.
Download (PDF 526KB) this presentation which has more details they may be interested in.
- Request pre-authorization for treatment
Press here for details and to download pre-authorization guide.
- Write to the editor of your local paper to encourage women to find out about this procedure and to encourage insurance coverage.
Press here (PDF 20KB) to download a sample letter.
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