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The doctor put that diagnosis on the lab order to make sure that medicare covers your lab work
+1. See my post #14.
The doctor put that diagnosis on the lab order to make sure that medicare covers your lab work
Agree that if this is the case - her doctor should explain that to her as clearly as you did.
You may find that without the diagnosis some of your DW’s blood work or other tests are not covered by Medicare. Screening tests frequently aren’t. But paying for these things yourself is the right thing to do so report and show this doc you want things done the right way.
Sadly, physicians coding what in reality are “check-ups” (not covered) get flexible to save patients money with Medicare.
On the other hand, I think there is a lot more of what Judge Wapner called "puffery".99.99999999% of the doctors don't cheat with false diagnosis. It is often our own over reaction.
Since she is a retired nurse I'm sure she knows her glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and probably trends them in order to accurately assess her ongoing kidney function. We all have chronic kidney failure as we age. Most of us just don't live long enough to die from it. I think it's more of a terminology issue then clinical issue.
GFR naturally declines as we age, and since they are clinically categorized by lab results, it could be that she has just naturally moved into another stage. As per the National Kidney Foundation, stage 2 is actually very good.
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My guess is that this is just a normal documentation of the aging process, with nothing negative intended at all. But I guess it depends on her most recent GFR.
+1The doctor put that diagnosis on the lab order to make sure that medicare covers your lab work