 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | I had a PET scan from my chest down at a hospital in Philadelphia in July 2001. Cost was either $2200 or $2500 and was covered by insurance with a letter of medical necessity. I requested the scan as I was about to have a total laryngectomy and didn't want to undergo the procedure only to find out that I had cancer of liver or bladder or something worse. The reassurance was worth it. I would have had the scan even if the insurance didn't cover it.
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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