People on blood thinners
 

This question is for for people who are on blood thinners. Does your cardiologist charge you if they tell you OVER THE PHONE, if you need to adjust your INR ?
Thank you,
Russ

My wife gets a PT/INR test at least once a month and gets her dosage changed by the doctor if necessary. No charge at all, neither for the test or the change to the prescription.

We are in Villages Health with UHC-Advantage.

They always told me over the phone

How was it billed, as a consultation. A web visit, there must be a EOB. What does your insurance say. No in all the years I have been in the medical field, we never charged for a phone call

Was on Coumadin for 18+ years never charged for adjustments due to a PT/INR. Switched to eliquis no additional test. Never heard of being charged for receiving test results.

When you need to go on a blood thinner your cardiologist may give you this list to choose from:

Rivaroxaban (Xarelto)
Dabigatran (Pradaxa)
Apixaban (Eliquis)
Warfarin (Coumadin)

I think Coumadin is the only one that requires regular testing. That requirement would remove it from my list.

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Hi, been on blood thinners for 9 years. I've been doing home testing for the past 6 years, very convenient. I'm coming back from Maine to Paradise (TV) next Monday. Drop me an email bgnnspotter@yahoo.com if you'd like the details. Same test that's done in the doctor's office. Plus 100% paid for with Medicare!

Bob

In some cases Warfarin is the only choice due to medical conditions like an artificial heart valve.

True and a good point.

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I'm on Jantoven a sub for COUMADIN and get a test every 4 weeks.

I was comparing Eliiquis, Xarelto, and Pradaxa to Coumadin. I thought that Coumadin and Jantoven were both the same (warfarin), but I guess there may be some differences. Hope it's working well for you.

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We have a dear friend in The Villages who tries to test his blood with the INR strips and wastes more of them than ones that are useful. In desperation, because he ran out of strips he set the date and time in the little testing machine backward to accept some expired strips he found from several years before. Seems like a risky tactic but genius on his part. He is almost 90 years old and smart as hell. Have to give him credit for this maneuver even if it is wrong. Coumadin is the medicine he takes.