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Please note that Idant Laboratories does not accept
insurance as payment. If you are storing for medical reasons, and are having
are having a difficulty obtaining reimbursement, the Idant staff will assist you in
filling out the medical insurance forms.
Every insurance company should pay for semen storage as
part of a medical treatment. It is now considered malpractice to sterilize a
patient without utilizing every attempt possible to preserve his fertility.
Semen banking is a medically necessary precaution against
the possible sterility caused by chemotherapy, radiotherapy or
trans-urethral resection. Semen storage is an essential part of cancer
treatment, and as such should be covered in the same manner as the costs for
the underlying disease. Some insurance companies will also reimburse you if
you are storing because of a vasectomy.
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