Clicky Hip Scan

zurbfoundation

Hi Guys, wondering if anyone had their new born scanned for Clicky Hip and if so was there a charge for the scan?

Anyone I have asked who had a baby scanned for this did not receive any invoice, however the paediatrician who examined our new born said, although he was pretty happy with her, he would send for a scan anyway. We then received a €150 bill.

thanks

lonestargirl

Did you see the doctor privately?

Rew

There is a history of it in my wife's family so my son got scanned when he was a new born (13 months now) and checked by public heath doc when he was about 8 months and checked again when he was about 10 months as he managed to defeat all efforts by the doc to check him the first time. He's walking since 11 months and we have been keeping a close eye on him every since for limps or other signs but he's very steady and running around the place.

Off the top of my head I think we did get a bill for the ultrasound scan.

2xj3hplqgsbkym

Yes had both scanned in the maternity hospital, was referred by the doctor in the hospital when they were born to come back at 6 months. I was a public patient in the maternity hospital, never paid for either.

zurbfoundation

lonestargirl wrote: »

Did you see the doctor privately?

the paediatrician who called round set it up - is that what you mean?

lonestargirl

zurbfoundation wrote: »

the paediatrician who called round set it up - is that what you mean?

We're you attending the hospital as public or private patients?

staticdoor71

My daughter had two x rays as the first was inconclusive.

I was public patient in maternity ward...referred by paediatrician who checks all babies before they go home as I had click hip as baby.

Never charged for either cray.

zurbfoundation

lonestargirl wrote: »

We're you attending the hospital as public or private patients?

Private.

Health Insurance will not cover the cost of the scan. to do with the excess I would think

Rew

zurbfoundation wrote: »

Private.

Health Insurance will not cover the cost of the scan. to do with the excess I would think

I would fight that with them as being part of the over all bill, they paid ours.

lonestargirl

Rew wrote: »

I would fight that with them as being part of the over all bill, they paid ours.

It depends on the cover but €75 - €100 is of the order of the excess for a radiological procedure in many plans. If you had been public patients it would have been free.

zurbfoundation

lonestargirl wrote: »

If you had been public patients it would have been free.

This is the thing - we have spoken to friends who went both private and public who have had this scan and neither have been charged. Just seems inconsistent -


@Rew - who should we fight it with, the insurance company? What approach did u take?