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Medical and Dental Expenses Upcoming

February 8th, 2013 at 12:46 am

I'm going to have a lot of medical expenses coming up. They will be billed to insurance first, but I know they will be coming eventually because of our $2500 deductible. I'm going in for my first mammogram tomorrow. I should have had it done when I was 35 since my mother is a breast canceer survivor, but I never did. Now I'm almost 43 and finally getting in there. Not sure how much that is going to cost, but any sort of imaging tends to be spendy.

Then on Wednesday I go in for my sleep study consult. Thursday I have my physical (I think, could be a follow up). Then on next Friday I see the physical therapist. After that I go in to the dentist on the 21st to get the temperary crown on the right side. And somewhere in there I'll probably have my actual sleep study done.

I think we'll definitely be using some of the surplus of the tax return to pay for some of this. Hope it comes quickly. Those who have filed so far seem to be getting them back pretty fast. I was really hoping to put more of it in savings. Life never really goes as planned, though, does it? I can make payments at the dentist, they are very good about that, but the others will probably need to be paid for when the bills come. At least we can handle it though. At least we don't have to put it on credit cards. We have moved very far in the right direction.

Posted in Medical Issues and Spending | 6 Comments »

6 Responses to “Medical and Dental Expenses Upcoming”

  1. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    February 8th, 2013 at 02:53 am 1360291987
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    Wouldn't the mammogram be a preventative, thus free?

  2. LuckyRobin Says:
    February 8th, 2013 at 05:01 am 1360299708
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    Laura--I'm not sure as I've never had one. But I think you have to be 45 before they are considered preventative.

  3. littlegopher Says:
    February 8th, 2013 at 01:08 pm 1360328931
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    I was going to say the same thing about the mammograms, though I don't know if there is an age cut-off for it.

    I know a couple of years back, my husband had a colonoscopy that was covered 100%, because he's at higher risk due to his mother passing away from colon cancer.

    Worth a check, or maybe wait and see - those bills always know how to find you for sure.

  4. CB in the City Says:
    February 8th, 2013 at 02:14 pm 1360332847
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    I think it depends on your insurance coverage whether it's free, but it often is.

  5. ohsuzannah Says:
    February 8th, 2013 at 03:55 pm 1360338900
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    My mammograms have always been considered preventative and fully covered, and I started at 40 yrs. old. I hope yours works the same way.

  6. MonkeyMama Says:
    February 8th, 2013 at 06:19 pm 1360347567
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    Depends on the coverage I suppose, but is generally free. If not, many many people would never get them done. I know my insurer does all that free. If they suggest it due to family history, still free. & if not, may be other free clinics for that kind of thing.

    Like ohsuzana, age 40 is recommended and considered preventative by my insurer.

    It sounds like it will be nice to get all these appointments behind you. UGH!

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