A NOTE FROM AN RN:

I found that the CA-125 test is an ovarian screening test equivalent to a man%26#039;s PSA test prostate screen (which my husband%26#039;s doctor automatically gives him in his physical each year and insurance pays for it). I called the general practitioner%26#039;s office about having the test done. The nurse had never heard of it. She told me that she doubted that insurance would pay for it. So I called ——— Insurance Co, and got the same response. Never heard of it - it won%26#039;t be covered.

I explained that it was the same as the PSA test they had paid for my husband for years. After conferring with whomever they confer with, she told me that the CA-125 would be covered.

It is $75 in a GP%26#039;s office and $125 at the GYN%26#039;s. This is a screening test that should be required just like a PAP smear (a PAP smear cannot detect problems with your ovaries). And insist that your insurance company pay for it.

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