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Fine Needle Aspiration

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  • ratface
    ratface CSN Member Posts: 1,337 Member
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    jim and i said:

    Ratface, I agree that the
    Ratface, I agree that the needle adpiration is not real acurate but as in my husbands case, the Insurance required it before they would approve the PET.

    It is probably standard practice
    and doctors can argue that it is the first step in diagnosis and leads them to biopsy or gives them cause to go there. The reality is that a FNA is somewhat useless but we seem to all suffer through it. Perhaps insurance companies would save money dispensing with the FNA and going right to biopsy rather than looking for reasons not to cover something. Yet another discussion.
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