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For those with medical insurance diagnostic ultrasound is a standard outpatient diagnostic procedure and all companies cover it.Whether your company will in fact cover depends on how much cover you have left for the year and the wording of your policy.It is best to check with your company before attending and they will send you a claim form to be signed by yourself and the examing consultant or may preauthorise the test and give you a number to quote to the consultant and this is put on the bill which is submitted directly to the company for payment to the Doctor. On occasion the insurance company insist on referal being done by the family Doctor to the Consultant.
It is very helpful to check these points with the insurance company before makeing an appointment and this saves frustration and time in the long run.Never be put off by a company who initially say they will not cover.Polite persistance and a letter to the managing director often change the picture.