Can medical tests be done in a different state?

Question

Does anyone know if you have a script to have a medical test done, say a mammogram, can you have the test done in another state? I know if the other state accepts your insurance, I don't see why not (I have a PPO with United Healthcare.) The medical profession in Florida is the pits, I want to go back to NY to have any medical tests done, (at least NY doctors don't amputate a person's healthy foot and leave the diseased one there!!)
Please advise.

Answer 1

The best way to do this in my experience is to have your local physician's office contact a physician in the state where you plan to visit and request a test be done while you are there.
I had many patients who lived in Florida in winter and my state of North Carolina in the warmer months. I usually did the communicating myself by phone or letter, but other physicians have their staff members do this. Simply writing a prescription for a test might work but is not optimal communication. The results of a test such as a mammogram have to go to a physician, and he or she is responsible for appropriate action based on the results. That physician should have professional knowledge of the patient being tested - medical records and personal contact.
Your insurance should cover the test if ordered by a physician attending your care no matter where the test may be performed in the U.S. RC MD