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@ceciford did your insurance approve SAINT? I know most insurance companies approve TMS but I’ve heard SAINT is often not approved and can run in the tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket.

I believe it is a different coil, not sure what else is different about it other than having multiple sessions per day for several days in a row. So I think the facility does need special equipment to do it, which is why so few places offer it.

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I understand that it's targetted by special equipment. My insurance did approve it (United Health Care Advantage), I think. The whole process of communication with Iowa City was confusing. My psychiatrist wrote a long referral letter. And after days, the hospital psychiatric dept. called me to say that they were discontinuing the treatment.