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Has anyone had a PAE performed by Dr Picel at UCSD?

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jennings21352
jennings21352

Looking for your medical experience there as well as info on insurance coverage especially Medicare

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  • richp21
    richp21 jennings21352

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    I had my PAE with Dr Bagla in March 2017. Completely covered by Medicare and my supplemental (AARP). However I did talk with another facility while doing my research and they said that Medicare would not cover it.
    • jennings21352
      jennings21352 richp21

      Posted

      Great news. Dr Bagla and Issaccson said the same thing. I live in CA and need to know more about Dr Picel and their experience. So far no one has commented
    • richp21
      richp21 jennings21352

      Posted

      Interesting. When I talked with Dr Isaacson's office over a year ago, they said Medicare would not cover it. Maybe they fixed that somehow.

    • jennings21352
      jennings21352 richp21

      Posted

      What changed is the FDA approval of injected embolism particles
  • hank1953
    hank1953 jennings21352

    Posted

    Did you try to contact Dr Picel ? I did. He was very responsive. Hank
    • jennings21352
      jennings21352 hank1953

      Posted

      Yes I have contacted staff. I want to know if anyone has been treated by him and their results as well as Medicare payment. Can you comment on these items?
    • jennings21352
      jennings21352 hank1953

      Posted

      Did you have him do a procedure?

      If not, why not?

      Do you know anything about his track record?

    • hank1953
      hank1953 jennings21352

      Posted

      I contacted him directly via email. He advised me to wait until Dec 2018 when I will have Medicare, which he said is paying. Hank
    • hank1953
      hank1953 jennings21352

      Posted

      On Dec 1, 2017 1:33 PM, "Picel, Andrew wrote:

      As a FDA approved study we also have CMS approval to bill medicare. So far medicare has payed for patients for the procedure. Private insurances are hit and miss. Some will approve and some do not yet pay for the procedure. Those that are not paying at this time, likely will start in the next few years as the procedure becomes more common.

      --Andrew Picel

    • jennings21352
      jennings21352 hank1953

      Posted

      Wow. Great info. Am waiting for Dr Picel to call. Still need someone to comment on care received at UCSD
    • richp21
      richp21 jennings21352

      Posted

      This is a long shot: There is a very active prostate cancer support group in San Diego, the Informed Prostate Cancer Support Group. Maybe contact them to see if any of their members have had experience w/ Dr Picel. I can PM you the website if you have trouble locating it.
    • hank1953
      hank1953 richp21

      Posted

      Rich, please PM me the Web site. Thanks. Hank

    • jennings21352
      jennings21352 richp21

      Posted

      Talked to Gene from group in SD and they had never heard of PAE.  Can u believe it?  I'm sending info to them 

    • richp21
      richp21 jennings21352

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      I am surprised also. They have a wealth of info and support options for PCa. I'm assuming he wasn't familiar with Dr. Picel.

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