Originally Posted by
lovetoswim
Hi Mike, the ENT that I try to see whenever I have sinus issues is a sole practitioner and is very difficult to get an appointment with when one is sick. Consequently, I ran to urgent cares (especially since the worst was over the Christmas holiday season). When I finally got to see him, I'd already seen one quack ENT, and urgent care several times. My ENT did a culture and I got the appropriate treatment and it finally cleared up, however it took doxycycline and prednisone.
That culture was a $500 test, covered by my insurance, but I doubt that everytime I see an ENT, they would do that culture. How often do you get sinus infections?
Wait until your insurance gets billed $40k for a two-dose course of rituximab. My doc had to get a pre-authorization (took about 10 days). After treatment, insurance paid about $8k and I paid a $20 copay for each dose. Hoping you're as fortunate as I.
Pete
dx 1/11
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