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Mild osteoporosis DEXA scores: what would you do?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jan 10 1:41pm | Replies (56)Comment receiving replies
@busyyaya Yes, I have recently learned that myself, and I did originally intend to go back to the previous machine. But when I found out my hospital system has a TBS-equipped DEXA machine in another location, I thought that would be a good new start. No idea whether my insurance carrier will cover it after only a year, but I will be finding that out. Thank you so much for replying!
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@prettyflower, I just had the exact same experience for the exact same reason. The problem is that my first scan (no TBS) was on a GE Lunar machine and the recent scan was on a Hologic machine. I'm glad I got the TBS, but my understanding is that I can't begin to compare the scores b/c of the different machine types. I don't understand it - aren't the bone density numbers the bone density numbers?? If I'd had the Hologic scan first, I'd feel pretty darn good about the scores.
I called the GE Lunar facility and I can pay out of pocket for another scan to go apples to apples. The out of pocket cost, including the radiologist interpretation, is $386.
I'm curious - would you do? All comments welcome.