MarkF48
Gold Member
I had a hernia repair a few months back and while I was under my ticker had a substantial drop in heart rate and pressure evidently from the anesthesia which the surgical crew didn't like. Ended up with a visit to my cardiologist to check things out and had a treadmill stress test which didn't show anything abnormal for being 68 years of age. Generally in good health, non-smoker, and mostly eat healthy sorts of food. Cholesterol, High sensitivity CRP test, and other related blood work generally have good numbers. Anyhow the cardiologist suggested I have a coronary calcium scoring test. I asked my primary care doc about it and he questioned the value as he felt I don't currently have any indicators to justify it. The cost is about $100 which most health insurers will not pay for. I can afford the $100, but where insurers won't pay, I'm wondering if they don't view it as a good diagnostic tool.
Two docs with differing opinions, insurers don't pay for it, so I'm skeptical of its value. Anyone here had it done?
Two docs with differing opinions, insurers don't pay for it, so I'm skeptical of its value. Anyone here had it done?