Suggest Treatment For Squamous And Basal Cell Carcinoma

Posted on Mon, 3 Aug 2015

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Question : My husband has been diagnosed with Squamous and Basal Cell Carcinoma on his chest that looks like a cluster in about a 3"x 4" area and it looks like more have popped up. United Healthcare has denied him having a PET scan saying they wanted him to have a CT scan first. Now we have been told that they have denied the CT scan even thought they wanted him to have that first. Does this mean they will also decline his radiation treatment?

Answered by Dr. Monish De (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Insurance company will not decline radiation treatment

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Since your husband has been diagnoed with squamous and basal cell carcinoma on his chest insurance company cannot deny his radiation treatment because that is the main treatment for this type of cancer for which he will aso need admission in a hospital and may require 5 to 7 days of stay

Regards

DR DE

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj