Does Health Insurance Cover Botox For Sweating?

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   Marlin McKelvy

   President, Consumer Directed Benefit Solutions, Memphis, Tennessee

   Many, but not all, major medical plans will cover the use of Botox for a medical diagnosis of Hyperhidrosis.  You and/or your physician will need to contact your health insurance carrier to determine if your particular policy will cover this treatment and under what conditions.  Even when it is covered, it is generally viewed as a last resort treatment so your insurance carrier will almost certainly expect that other treatments for this condition be tried first before approving the use of Botox.  Remember, Botox is a toxic substance and is not without its own risks, this is why a cautious approach towards the approval of use of this treatment is followed.

   Answered on May 10, 2014

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