How can I get my insurance to cover stye removal surgery? I went to an ophthalmologist who told me I need to go to an eyelid specialist outside of my network. My insurance will not cover this procedure, but it is the only way to get it removed.
Get your ophthalmologist to give you the information as to what surgery you need and what kind of doctor needs to do the operation. Write it down. Look it up. Read your policy information about what the insurance company is responsible to do if you need something your doctor cannot provide. Call your network and make them find you an oculoplastic or other surgeon who can remove this. If they give you a name, you call and ask if the doctor can take car of what your problem is before going to see him. If he says no then you call the insurance company back for a good referral. Always keep notes as to the time of the call, the tel number you called, who you spoke to and the conversation. If all fails, send a letter to the insurance commissioner in your state with great detail as to the problem you are having getting your insurance company to pay for your problem. The insurance company is supposed to have contingencies for things that are not exceptionally uncommon but they do not have people to take care of. The insurance commissioner will contact them and they usually solve the problem. The insurance company does not want the insurance commissioner coming around because he can look at whatever he wants if he has to go to the insurance company to deal with your problem. Good luck.
How much does it cost to have a chalazion removed?
Depends on if you have insurance or not. Most insurances cover this under your primary care physician or vision plan. Best to see an opthamologist. If you don't have insurance you may want to contact your nearest county social services department for assistance. My husband was a longtime wearer of hard contact lenses that were prone to dryness and bacteria. He wore them so much he had callouses on his eyelids, but developed chalazions in his eyes which became annoying and sometimes painful. When he did have insurance the doctor surgically removed them or drained them. When he didn't have insurance we called doctors and investigated this through other sources and were told to put warm applications for relieving the pain, to soften the hardened blocked duct, to promote drainage and healing process. It also speeds up the forming of pointer head for letting out the pus. In other words get hot compresses and put them on the area of the chalazion and do this consistently and it/they will pop. He still got them here and there, until he switched to gas permeable lenses. FYI if you're a contact lense wearer. If not, protect your eyes outdoors by wearing sunglasses. Good luck and God bless you. Hope this helps.
How much would it usually cost (on average) to get a stye surgically removed?
I have a hardened stye that is blocking my vision on my upper right eye lid. The warm compresses don't seem to be doing much nor anything else either. So, the optometrist is recommending that I get it removed, but I'm worried that if I don't have insurance to cover it, how much would it cost to get this surgically removed? If you know, I would really appreciate it. Thanks.
Hai, i have a baby boy who is 3 years 11 months, almost 4 years old, from past one month one or the other?
problem he has: 1. On June 25, 2010, i went to doctor as he was having stomach ache, nausea.... Doctor prescribed ultrasound of abdomen, it came back as normal., junior lanzol 15 mg 2. On July 12, 2010, i went to doctor as he was having viral fever, the doctor prescribed ibugesic plus 3. On July 18, 2010, he had stye, i went to eye doctor he told all is well then he gave some eye drops 4. On July 25, 2010, he had cough, i went to doctor again he gave brozeet 5. Then after cough stopped he had cold, i gave him clamist 6. Again from today he has both cold and cough... I am a housewife...i really cannot afford more...i am really worried as doctors here if we just go for one visit charge 200 to 300, i dont mind spending money as health is wealth, but i am not seeing any improvement in my child. One more thing is I thought homeopathy is good, i went to that doctor but he gives medicines and they cost around 400 to 600 Rs. and no use of that medicine I thinks doctors are experimenting without our life...When they cannot prescribe a proper medicine, what is the use of them being a doctor...all have become money minded...they do not even see if any one is affordable or not...they do not judge what the problem is....they give a list of bloodwork to be done...and that too from top to bottom....i am really depressed...even i am suffering from viral flu from monday and only from wednesday my temp has come down to 99.4, it is not decreasing any further, but i got all blood test done, all came as negative, i am on two types of antibiotics oflox 400 mg and azee 500 mg, i have lot of bodyache...can any doctor give me a perfect reason... can anyone tell me what is the type of fever i am suffering, i have a ESR of 35 what does that mean, i know i have infection, but what type, why doctors are not giving any medicine for removal of phelgm and mucous... I believe a lot in GOD,, but i dont know now even GOD is also not helping me...
How to treat/heal a stye as quickly as possible?
My right eye is swollen and it hurts to blink; I'm pretty sure it's a stye/sty. What is the best (and preferably fastest) treatment for it? And how long do styes (with or without treatment) last?
Anyone had experience of 'styes' or blocked gland cysts on dog eyelids?
My 4 year old Shih Tzu has a lump on one of his eyelids, it's been there around 3 weeks now. At first I thought maybe our cat had caught him but then saw a dog we know and he had the exact same thing and had been told it was the equivelant of a stye by the vet. So I put warm compresses on his eye 4 times a day but it didn't shift so took him to the vets. Vet confirmed it was and gave anti-biotic eyedrops to use twice daily and to go back in a week, did that and there was no change. The vet looked underneath his eyelid and said he didn't think it was a 'wart' (he said that's what they call it but it's not actually a wart - I think he means a meibomian gland cyst?) because it isn't protuding on the underside but if it were then he'd need surgery to remove that part of his eyelid. The lump doesn't bother him at all, he isn't tearing any more than usual, it's barely visable (went red when the vet has been touching it). He said to give the drops for another 3-4days so that's til Sunday and then to take him back to check on it on Wednesday. He said he wants to avoid surgery at all costs because of having to remove a section of the lid but what I want to know (and I will ask the vet on Wednesday) is will not removing the lump cause problems in the future? The lump so far hasn't got any bigger or smaller but if it were a dog's equivelant of a stye I'd expect it to have gone by now? Has anyone had this with their dog? Thanks in advance.
Can any1 tell me how much chalazion eye surgery cost?
The injection is the worst part of the surgery, and even that is not bad. Everything is back to normal within a few days of the surgery. A chalazion is a small bump in the eyelid caused by a blockage of a tiny oil gland and will often disappear without treatment within a month or so. The primary treatment is application of warm compresses for 10-15 minutes at least 4 times a day. This may soften the hardened oils blocking the duct and promote drainage and healing. If the chalazion continues to get bigger, it may need to be surgically removed. This is usually done from underneath the eyelid to avoid a scar on the skin. If the chalazion disappears for a while but keeps coming back you should see a doctor about it. These links have more information about chalazions, what causes them, and how to treat them. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/chalazion_lump_in_eyelid/article_em.htm http://www.medicinenet.com/chalazion/article.htm http://www.medhelp.org/medical-information/show/1202/Chalazion