Thanks for asking about this. I had never heard of it so went googling. It turns out that my insurance, Blue Cross, considers it investigational at this time and so does not cover it. I suspect that this is true for most other insurances and so I'd be surprised if any of us have had it. What I find concerning about this test is I wonder if it could be used to deny further treatment if it predicts a poor prognosis for metastatic cancer.
I had this done through Circulogene. My previous oncologist ordered it and my insurance refused to pay so I was out $500. It proviided no useful information. I asked my new oncologist about it and he said such tests aren't reliable for most cancers except certain know ones (e.g. PSA for prostate).
The entire thing was blank except for TP53 @ 5.8% mutation (ALL cancers have this) and EGFR @ 3.0% mutation. There were no "actionable" items and no FDA treatment recommendation, likely because treatment is based on genetic profile of the tumor, not on what is floating around in the blood. My Foundation 1 report, done at the same time, was useful. Circulogene was not.
Joined: Jun 2016
Interesting, but....
Thanks for asking about this. I had never heard of it so went googling. It turns out that my insurance, Blue Cross, considers it investigational at this time and so does not cover it. I suspect that this is true for most other insurances and so I'd be surprised if any of us have had it. What I find concerning about this test is I wonder if it could be used to deny further treatment if it predicts a poor prognosis for metastatic cancer.
Joined: Nov 2016
I had this done through
I had this done through Circulogene. My previous oncologist ordered it and my insurance refused to pay so I was out $500. It proviided no useful information. I asked my new oncologist about it and he said such tests aren't reliable for most cancers except certain know ones (e.g. PSA for prostate).
Joined: Aug 2018
Why did it not provide useful
Why did it not provide useful info?
Joined: Nov 2016
The entire thing was blank
The entire thing was blank except for TP53 @ 5.8% mutation (ALL cancers have this) and EGFR @ 3.0% mutation. There were no "actionable" items and no FDA treatment recommendation, likely because treatment is based on genetic profile of the tumor, not on what is floating around in the blood. My Foundation 1 report, done at the same time, was useful. Circulogene was not.
Joined: Aug 2018
Does insurance pay for the
Does insurance pay for the foundation one testing?
Joined: Feb 2016
Maybe
I‘m currently fighting with Aetna over payment of my Foundation one testing. They should be paying. Medicare pays.