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Is a dexa every 2 years enough?

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Nov 4 2:54pm | Replies (62)

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@elisabeth007

As a former Medicare fraud investigator, i feel I have been well informed about what medical necessity means. As far as i know, it’s the insurance company that decides, Not the Medical provider.

If i were in your situation I would email or text my insurance company and ask: 1. if the insurance company covers those tests 2. If so, under what circumstance's your insurance company covers those tests

I checked a few hours ago on the Medicare website for when they cover bone density scans more frequently than once every two years. There was a very specific and detailed list of the specific occasions/circumstance's.

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@elisabeth007, could be! I called Medicare when wondering if bone marker testing would be covered and was told that they would be if the MD would indicate they are medically necessary. Maybe I was given false information.

This is probably the link you mentioned?
https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/bone-mass-measurements