Want to have therapy in Mayo clinic for my Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Posted by Li @li, Apr 28, 2012

Holle Simon,
Greeting from Beijing, China! I am a patient with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM). And I am advised by Chinese doctors that I should have septal reduction therapy. I know Mayo clinic Departments in Minnesota is one of the best hospitals for HCM in the world. Therefore, I would like to ask what is the estimated fee for the in-hospital process of myectomy and alcohol spetal ablation respectively? As my insurance will not cover the medical cost in US. I own may need to pay it. For saving the cost, can I have some tests done in Beijing, then I can bring the report/image to Mayo? E.g. heart MRI, Coronal Artery Angiography. I noted that there is one contact number 507-284-4024 for estimating the fee. Is there any email address that I can send my question? Thanks a lot in advance!

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Hi Holle, click on this link for the Mayo Clinic email form that may be helpful: https://forms.mayoforms.org/forms/up/mc091111.cfm
Also, here is a link to the HCM Association here in the US: http://www.4hcm.org/
Good luck to you.

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HI Li -
Your best option is to call the Mayo Clinic phone number and they will be able to direct you to the correct person.

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Hi. They may help you by checking how much you make to have to pay out won't be as bad. they go on what you make you mite ask that or you may be able to get help through them.

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@fishinglady

Hi. They may help you by checking how much you make to have to pay out won't be as bad. they go on what you make you mite ask that or you may be able to get help through them.

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thanks a lot!

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@alexsimon

HI Li -
Your best option is to call the Mayo Clinic phone number and they will be able to direct you to the correct person.

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Thank you Simon. I have found their email address.

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@margie11

Hi Holle, click on this link for the Mayo Clinic email form that may be helpful: https://forms.mayoforms.org/forms/up/mc091111.cfm
Also, here is a link to the HCM Association here in the US: http://www.4hcm.org/
Good luck to you.

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Thank you, the information is very helpful.

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I hope you got information that you needed to help.

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Li, I had the surgery for HCM at Mayo in Rochester in late 2011 and am doing great. The thing about Mayo is it is patient centric, meaning everyone knows everything about your case. I don't know how you do the tests and suggest you call them. For me, they repeated the tests I had done in another state in the US because they trust their own results. But, I can tell you this. They know what they are doing. And you want to be somewhere that does these surgeries frequently, knowing how to fix any complications. Best wishes.

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HI LI, how are you today ? I hope you have been very well right now. I have got the same HCM problem with you and am now considering to have therapy at Mayo Clinic in Rochester as well.
Can you help me by indicating how much money that you had paid to the clinic for your HCM therapy as I got the same condition as you did ( non US citizen and no Health Insurance, paid by ourself}
Highly appreciate your quick response

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Hi @wandkarnadi,
Welcome to Connect. Here is a link to the International Patients section on the Mayo Clinic website http://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/international/appointments Here you can find contact information, information about financial services, language services and more. In fact, several countries (Canada, Columbia, Ecuador, Guatemala and Mexico) have local contacts who can provide information specific to your location.

Have you visited Mayo Clinic before?

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