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Magic Mouth Wash

MJG1
MJG1 CSN Member Posts: 137 Member
in Head and Neck Cancer #1

Hey,

I just learned our insurance will not cover Magic Mouthwash.  Did anyone else have this issue?  We have United Healthcare.

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  • CivilMatt
    CivilMatt CSN Member Posts: 4,727 Member
    #2
    swish, sip & swallow every drop

    MJG1,

    Yes, I had to pay out of pocket.

    Because  it worked so well for me, that was ok.

     

    Matt

     

     

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  • RottiesMom
    RottiesMom CSN Member Posts: 167
    edited October 2016 #3
    Yes!

    I also had to pay out-of-pocket as it is compounded and my insurance doesn't cover compounded prescriptions.  I am still using it 2 months out before I eat.  My throat get really irritated when I do and the mouthwash helps.  I am eating everything I did before treatment!!!

    Joanne

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  • georgiasurfer
    georgiasurfer CSN Member Posts: 63 Member
    #4
    Call insurance direct

    we were initially declined but called and they told pharmacy how to enter codes so it was covered. There is a certain trick. We have Blue Cross Blue Shield and after calling insurance it was covered. 

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  • MJG1
    MJG1 CSN Member Posts: 137 Member
    edited October 2016 #5
    Magic Mouth Wash

    I did call our insurance co. and they said I can getit covered from one specific pharmacy so I called them today..I hope it works out.  It would be nice not to have to pay $80 each and every time.  If this doesn't work, oh well, but I think it will.

    thanks for all the feed back!

    Margi

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  • smccranie
    smccranie CSN Member Posts: 5
    edited October 2016 #6
    Correct, I experienced the

    Correct, I experienced the same issue. Insurance does not cover Majic Mouthwash and it is expensive. My MM cost was $23 a bottle.

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  • MJG1
    MJG1 CSN Member Posts: 137 Member
    #7
    Magic Mouth Wash-update

    walgreens charges $80 bucks in St. Charles, MO, but I found a compounding pharmacy that charges $13.71 for the same thing!!!  Then after talking with our nurse coordinator she got it for us from the pharmacy at Siteman for FREE!!!

     

     

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