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Spot on tail of pancreas: Going to Mayo for second opinion
Update: A few weeks ago they discovered a spot on the tail of my husband's pancreas during a CT scan for his melanoma. Dr said to come back in 6 months. Ummm no. I pushed him to get second opinion. He is now going to Mayo in Sept. 21st. We are crossing our fingers it is nothing, but a second opinion will ease our minds.
Thanks to everyone for responding to my first post. You helped more than you know!
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The situation can get weird with imaging. I've read that some insurers won't pay for imaging at in-patient hospitals unless it's an emergency or you're actually an admitted patient. With high hospital markups, they can be done cheaper at outpatient imaging centers -- not ideal for cancer patients.
Aside from possibly protecting some income, there may be a bit of ego or personal preference involved. I had one institution (a center of excellence) report that they couldn't glean much from another CoE's MRI because of the "poor quality OSI" (Outside Imaging).
There are tradeoffs in everything, but I've found when a scan needs to get reviewed by multiple doctors, or questions sent to the radiologist who wrote the original report, it all goes a lot smoother when they're part of the same institution.