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Endro and HRT question

Discussion in 'Gender Identity and Expression' started by Matto_Corvo, Jul 5, 2015.

  1. Matto_Corvo

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    Does anyone know how my much endro visits and hrt cost? Seperatly.
     
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    I don't have that info, but a lot of health insurance companies have phone numbers that can direct you towards the better bargain, if that is an option for you.
     
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    It is really insurance dependent. Without insurance it's like a doctor's visit anywhere for anything, like $175. With it is whatever your copay is. I go fairly often to keep my levels checked, budget for once a month.

    My meds run me about $75 a month without insurance. Once I get one of my surgeries this will drop down to $10. Can't really say more without talking about what my meds are. I can say I was on a more expensive option, about twice what I pay now. I have also heard that is a good FtM ballpark. So I would budget for $150 a month, a guy can correct me if that is off.

    I would also talk to your doctor to see if a surgery that lowers your dose is right for you. It might not be right, it is expensive (more than my equivalent unfortunately), and the cost might not go down as much as you like, but it does kill your risk of certain kinds of cancer if you get it, and will also kill another problem I can't even begin to inagine dealing with.
     
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    There's a thread in parents/family by tgboymom. He went to planned parenthood and i think she included the values on the post. Sorry about not linking, on my phone.
     
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    It really depends on if your insurance will cover anything. For me, I just pay a co-pay for visits and then it's like 13 dollars for my T. Bloodwork costs a lot for me though. It costs 380 dollars. I only have to have that done every 6 months to a year though, so that is not terrible. It also depends on where you are located too.
     
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    My current insurance has a SRS thing.
    They cover therapy and surgeries, some of them.
    To see a specialist is around $80. Lab work is usually completely covered, and co pay for surgeries is usually around $1500.
    But I don't know if those prices hold true for SRS. Guess I'll have to check on that. I need to do it soonsoon though as my insurance covers ends in 2 years
     
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    Wow I feel kind of lucky with my bloodwork but I don't know how much is insurance. I ended up paying my deductible this year so it started covering stuff.

    ---------- Post added 5th Jul 2015 at 11:42 AM ----------

    Two surgeries I mentioned were orchie / hysto earlier. Again not for everyone just wanted to mention them.
     
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    Before I had the pharmacy check in with my insurance, I was paying about $63 for my T and needles together (and we're talking about a good four month supply). When my partner called in to see if they would, all I'm paying now is $1 for a month supply of T. I'm 99% sure my insurance company covered my first run of labs, or it only ran me about less than $5 for everything.