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September 18, 2013 at 11:56 AM #765565
bearishgurl
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Even though I’ve come very close to needing it in the past but didn’t end up having to, I’m grateful for having coverage for HBOT:

Clinical Policy Bulletin:
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)

Number: 0172

Policy

Aetna considers systemic hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) medically necessary for any of the following conditions:

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Decompression illness (“the bends”)

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http://www.aetna.com/cpb/medical/data/100_199/0172.html

I am very careful now in ascending and descending very high altitudes but I am in hopes I can find a carrier who will cover it … just in case … as the treatment runs about $200 per hr.

The need for it among mountain enthusiasts, skydivers and SCUBA divers is an “emergency” but it is likely that most carriers don’t cover it.