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Why are urologists dismissive about Decipher?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Nov 18, 2025 | Replies (77)Comment receiving replies
Sorry, I dont agree with your doc- I am a 3+4 and my oncologist highly recommended it after reading up on it and talk other experts in the field, they ALL recommended going for it. As far as cost Decipher a policy, they will cover $395 of the total cost, and they also have a plan where they dish out more money. They were very good at putting my case with the insurance company, who eventually picked up the entire cost.
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Gleason 3+4 is borderline (the lowest result they usually refer to as "cancer" these days) — that's where something like Decipher is most useful, as a sort-of tie-breaker vote for choosing between more or less intervention.
As @jeffmarc mentioned, once you're up to Gleason 8 or 9 ( or actually metastasised), there's no longer any doubt that the cancer is serious and needs major intervention, with or without a Decipher test.