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Has anyone been prescribed EB-N5?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Jun 9 9:30am | Replies (87)Comment receiving replies
I just sent an e-mail to the manufacturer to follow up on my telephone conversation with the pharmacist. So I went for my B6 blood work today, and it may not be covered by Medicare which does not relate B6 to neuropathy. Cost of the test $422!! We will see what Medicare does with it -- they usually pay on things that are unusual or questionable upfront, but there could be another battle coming. I think a professor or neurology knows that B6 is related to the issue!
Frank (zav)
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It all depends on the diagnostic code the doctor uses. My first B6 was denied by Medicare. Quest resubmitted the bill under my doctor’s new codes and it was covered. A little B6 was in my multi that I only took occasionally and hadn’t even taken in the last 6 months. I was eating a lot of high B6 foods at the time. Took 3 months but I got it back to normal by cutting high B6 foods. Unfortunately 3 months later it’s back to toxic levels again. There isn’t any B6 in any of my supplements. I am at a loss as to why!
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Depending on what state you live in you can order blood tests on time through Walk In Labs and go to a local Quest or Labcorp and get a b6 test test as well as most other tests without a doctor order. The last time I got a b6 test it cost me $68. Test for all b vitamins is pretty expensive even through Walk In Labs. There a few states in US that do not allow people to get tests without a doctor orders but the website will tell you if that's your state.