How much did your implant cost you & how many pumps?

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Lost Sheep
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Re: How much did your implant cost you & how many pumps?

Postby Lost Sheep » Fri May 31, 2019 2:34 pm

William8 wrote:(edited for brevity and focus)
But even if I was able to have an agreeable physician, my insurance does not cover "sexual disfunctions." this is why I was interested in the VA route. Thanks again. I'll keep plugging along.

There is a difference between how insurance companies cover "sexual function" vs "restoration of a lost or impaired function".

Every insurance company has an appeals process. Every State in the U.S. has a regulatory agency that oversees insurance companies. Sometimes a lawyer is necessary to get health insurance companies to comply with their own policy language, but not often. Switching insurance companies or getting a more comprehensive policy will take a year in most cases, but could be worth it.

Good luck.
Lost Sheep
AMS LGX 18+3 Nov 6, 2017
Prostate Cancer 2023
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William8
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Re: How much did your implant cost you & how many pumps?

Postby William8 » Fri May 31, 2019 2:35 pm

Thank you Lost Sheep
4 years suffering from peyronie's / penile deformity causing loss in length and girth. Cialis + Pentox but continued shrinkage. Erections less frequent and quality poorer. Attempting to find out more about implants. 40 years old

Lost Sheep
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Re: How much did your implant cost you & how many pumps?

Postby Lost Sheep » Fri May 31, 2019 3:38 pm

William8 wrote:Thank you Lost Sheep

I should have included this link:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11829

The story of one member with insurance company troubles.
Lost Sheep
AMS LGX 18+3 Nov 6, 2017
Prostate Cancer 2023
READ OLD THREADS-ask better questions -better understand answers
Be part of your medical team
Document pre-op size-photos and written records
Pre-op VED therapy helps. Post-op is another matter

MK1965
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Re: How much did your implant cost you & how many pumps?

Postby MK1965 » Fri May 31, 2019 4:18 pm

Mine cost me total of $1450 for Co-pay and co-Insurance.
I have Aetna and Aetna covered the rest. Total of $78K was built but hospital received total ( including my portion) of $23700 and doc received $1400 and anesthesiologists $1550.

To reach full inflated penis I need about 15 pumps.
In deflated state I have 2-3 pumps to look more normal.
MK
IPP 9/5/18; TITAN OTR 18 +1cm RTE,Prostate Ca at 51 y/o; RARP 11/2/16, ED Post RP, Cialis, Viagra, VED,TRIMIX painful, BIMIX ineffective,lost 2+ inches of length after RP. Revision 12/2/20 by Dr Clavell, AMS 700 CX, L 21 R 21+1.5 RTE.

oldbeek
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Re: How much did your implant cost you & how many pumps?

Postby oldbeek » Thu Jun 13, 2019 3:15 am

I need 30 pumps to be hard. I like 10 pumps for lounging around semi hard.
82, good health, RP 7-2017, all nerves taken , PSA 0.05, 4-18,, .07 1/19,.05 4/19, .03 11-21, .04 11-23, implanted 4-1-18, Infra-pubic, AMS lgx 15 cm with 5cm rte. Implant at USC Keck. Dr Boyd and Dr Loh Doyle 6.5 x 5, 800 AUS 7-21-20


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