Re: Skin Tag Removal Question...PLEASE REPLY!! :))
From: Anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 26 May 2002 12:55:53 -0500 (CDT)
Oh, I DEFINITELY have more than 5 tags...a lot lot lot more...I will
check with the doctor...all the things you say are true...they do rub on
my clothing, get caught/tearing...one even rubs at the exact point that
my seatbelt crosses my neck area, driving me nuts everytime I wear it.
They have bled and turned color from rubbing and been painful...it's so
stupid, I go through all of this, but, I never would have thought of it
in my own...duh!! THANKS!
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Anonymous
At Sun, 26 May 2002, Renee wrote:
>
>Having 5 skin tags removed at the same time would be cheaper than having them
>removed at different times, if you're paying cash. Also, many physicians have
>a cash discount if you're private paying.
>
>However, if you can get your doctor to argue ahead of time that the skin tags
>are causing physical problems such as tearing off by rubbing on your clothing,
>and increasing your risk of infection, or causing pain (add whatever other
>symptoms you have), then it may be covered as a medically necessary procedure.
> It's worth trying.
>
>Renee
>
>Anonymous wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for your reply, Sonnet. It's so annoying...there are things
>> covered by insurance that I don't agree with, so this pisses me off so
>> much. I have a lot of skin tags so it can get very pricy if I have to
>> pay for each one...which is what my friend had to do...:(( Something
>> tells me that my "undue stress" isn't gonna cut it with Aetna...:)) How
>> annoying!
>>
>> Anonymous
>>
>> At Sat, 25 May 2002, Sonnet wrote:
>> >
>> >Anonymous, I might be wrong, but I THINK that insurance companies decide
>> >what is cosmetic and what is covered by whether or not a procedure is
>> >necessary to health and well being, NOT by what causes the problem. Of
>> >course, you can change your argument and claim that the skin tags cause
>> >you undue stress and file for coverage for mental health reasons. But
>> >being caused by a medical problem, as I understand it, doesn't mean that
>> >it is covered. (Hence Vaniqa is not usually covered, for example.)
>> >
>> >At Fri, 24 May 2002, Anonymous wrote:
>> >>
>> >>QUESTION - I want to go to the dermatologist to have my many skin tags
>> >>removed. I have heard that sometimes it is covered by insurance,
>> >>sometimes it isn't. Of course, it's looked at as cosmetic to health
>> >>insurance companies, however, I am wondering if I can prove that it
>> >>should be covered due to the fact that we get these because of an
>> >>insulin problem, and therefore, it is a medical reason. I have so many
>> >>tags around the sides and back of my neck that if I had to pay for each
>> >>one to be removed, it would probably cost a ridiculous amount. I'd
>> >>appreciate any and all responses to this. THANKS!!!
>> >>
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>> >>Anonymous
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>> >>Anonymous
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>> >email always welcome: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>> >
>>
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>> Anonymous
>>
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Anonymous
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