The guideline now is lab is not needed every year. I also noticed that not all lab tests ordered by my doctor is covered by insurance this year, which is a surprise.
回复 19楼fitzroy的帖子 That's not true. For example, there are not such things as routine preventive chest x ray. If you have extensive smoking history, you can undergo the low dose CT lung cancer detection. But there are not auch thing for annual chest x ray. It is really not a thing.
Preventive的lab work一般保险都包的吧。我是很懒的人，有的年份没去做年假，但基本的血检倒是每年都做。
I also noticed that not all lab tests ordered by my doctor is covered by insurance this year, which is a surprise.
你想做什么检查？
我每年的年检都算作office visit，自付几百刀，原来是因为话说多了。
我老公的家庭医生是这样，blood & urine sample都不需要，就测下体重血压说几句话完事
除了血检，你期望什么检查？
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我现在的医生就说这样。从前的医生每年都要求blood test 测各项指标的。
我从前的结果也差不多都在正常范围内，但是医生还是要求每年抽血测。我觉得至少有问题能有个early sign 或者提示吧。我今天和医生提了concern，但人家信誓旦旦的说不用test, 我也不好说什么了。
我觉得血检都是最基本的了。要是测血压温度之类就算年检的话我在家就能完成了。医院的钱还真是好赚啊。
你要求医生把cover的都做了就行了，我的标配一般是血检尿检心电图
是的，我已经跟他们扯皮快一年了。我不介意额外的检查bill我，但本该年检cover的项目也让我出就不能接受了。医生, lab, billing, coding, insurance，这么多部门扯了无数次，真是浪费时间，但我就是不惯他们这毛病，年检的时候因为有问题order了其它检查再正常不过了，不该我付的就要跟他们argue。不过以后再也不会了，真是太浪费时间精力了，为了几百块钱，以后年检的时候绝对让医生限制在年检范围内，哪怕再去一次问别的问题。
我年检的时候问医生问题都会问他会不会change code，如果会就跟他说don't worry
That's not true. For example, there are not such things as routine preventive chest x ray. If you have extensive smoking history, you can undergo the low dose CT lung cancer detection. But there are not auch thing for annual chest x ray. It is really not a thing.
谢谢分享。我就是觉得太黑了。连验血都省了，那查身高体重血压谁不能在家做，还浪费时间跑趟医院。