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09-11-2010, 08:43 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA
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| Question about pet insurance claims? The other night we took our boy to the after hours vet for a possible seizure. We think that is what is was anyway...horrible! Well, the vet thought did some blood work and a bile acid test and other things because we wanted to rule out a liver shunt. I received the bill yesterday and on the diagnosis it says Porto-caval liver shunt-suspected....thankfully, all the tests were normal and Jax does not have a liver shunt at this time but on the invoice, this is the diagnosis listed. My question is with VPI, I know they do not cover congenital defects so I am worried to send this invoice in even though is says liver shunt suspected. Should I ask my vet to change this to be safe? I mean, we aren't cheating the system because he doen't have a liver shunt but I don't know what other diagnosis we would put to be careful. Would a seizure be considered congenital as well? Any helpful advice would be appreciated because this is why I got insurance and I don't want to be stuck with this $400 bill! Thanks!
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09-11-2010, 08:57 AM | #2 |
♥Max & Lily♥ Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Orlando, FL, US
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| I would...it couldn't hurt to try. If he doesn't have LS, then the diagnosis shouldn't be LS. For your sake too, you should know what it was if it wasn't related to LS IMO
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09-11-2010, 02:22 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I have VPI and they will deny for anything liver shunt related. Since he doesn't have it I would ask them to put the primary diagnosis as seizure.
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