https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 14:11:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848803 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 21:12:39 +0000 bloved 2848803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: me! They caught it at my 20 week ultrasound and I had to go every 2 weeks for u/s and stress test, until 30 weeks and then I had to go weekly. It seemed sooo excessive to me and I was really frustrated because I had started a new job and the only monitoring hours were during the work day. I really felt that being AMA was the main factor for doing the extra monitoring. </p> <p>My insurance covered all of the monitoring and I did not pay anything (not even a copay). Baby came on time, perfectly healthy, although through a planned c-section because of the fluid (but again, I felt my practice was overly conservative). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848795 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 20:28:14 +0000 jhd 2848795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had weekly BPPs in my recent pregnancy. Excess fluid was one of the reasons. Insurance covered all the ultrasounds. I was worried about my water breaking early but made it to my scheduled csection at 39 weeks. Good luck 🍀 I hope everything goes smoothly for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848769 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 18:47:43 +0000 Mamag511 2848769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did! I was diagnosed around 34 weeks with my second kiddo because I was measuring 4 weeks ahead. I did weekly nst’s with a fluid measure and had biweekly ultrasounds to do the BPP. Mine was unexplained, but my fluid levels kept rising until my cs. I think at the end I was measuring closer to 5 weeks ahead. I had always had a scheduled cs, but did end up delivering a few days early because they discovered heart decels at one of my nsts. Not sure if it was related though because I had a cs with my first for the same reasons. I know my ob has mentioned that if my water broke I was supposed to go directly to the hospital and not call them first. She said she would’ve been more concerned if baby wasn’t head down, but he stayed head down even with all the fluid. All my ultrasounds and nsts were def covered! Good luck! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848418 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 13:11:04 +0000 KT326 2848418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I had a lot of ultrasounds with both my pregnancies. All the ones done in the OB office were covered 100% under prenatal care for both insurance plans I have used (my first pregnancy I was with Cigna, my second pregnancy I was with Aetna under a high deductible plan). The only time I had to pay for an ultrasound was for my anatomy scan when I had a high deductible plan since my OB office didn't do those. </p> <p>I wasn't diagnosed with Polyhydramnios with my second, but I did have a lot of fluid and they were monitoring it pretty closely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848417 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 13:08:45 +0000 yellowbeach 2848417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had biweekly monitoring with ultrasounds from 20 weeks on for a renal anomaly, but not polyhydramnios. Insurance didn't even blink or give us any trouble as long as the MFM coded the ultrasounds and visits accordingly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848412 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 12:55:36 +0000 mediagirl 2848412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaBear87: thank you. &lt;3<br /> @krispi: thank you! I just called my insurance and they said ALL ultrasounds are fully covered. I'm still skeptical!!</p> <p>@peachykeen: that is really interesting. Thank you for sharing your experience! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848396 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 12:04:43 +0000 MamaBear87 2848396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: just wanted to send good thoughts. I hope everything turns out just fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848394 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 12:03:40 +0000 krispi 2848394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was monitored for excess fluid during the third trimester. My daughter is 3 now, so I don't remember exactly how many weeks. It was exhausting because it meant I had to see both the MFM doctor and my regular OB each week. The MFM did do extra ultrasounds to measure the fluid levels. Eventually, mine returned to a normal range, and I was released back to the OB only a couple of weeks before my due date.</p> <p>ETA: Everything was completely covered by my insurance. I have good coverage, and nothing was ever questioned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848391 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:48:25 +0000 Sams Mom 2848391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Also I don't know if they told you about the grading scale for the BPP, but there is a possible 8 points. If you get a 2 you're having a baby now, a 4 you get admitted for monitoring, a 6 you have to add a NST and reevaluate after waiting a little, an 8 you get to go home and be pregnant for another week and everything looks great. So they don't just write little things off week to week, if they see something you'll get it checked out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848390 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:45:46 +0000 Sams Mom 2848390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: totally, I went to L&amp;D about 2 weeks before I had him because of decreased fetal movements. It turned out he was fine but they were concerned about pre-e from some of the testing they did there and watched me even closer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848388 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:40:27 +0000 mediagirl 2848388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sams Mom: my husband says to me, "so you go to weekly ultrasounds but if something happens the minute after the ultrasound is over, a week later you can't do anything about it when they see it." But my thought is, I know my body and feel this baby all the time. I'd hope I would know if something went wrong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848379 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:27:20 +0000 Sams Mom 2848379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: mine was unexplained too, and I just added a paragraph to my last response. It will be ok, at least they're keeping a close eye on it and can intervene if necessary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848377 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:25:39 +0000 mediagirl 2848377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sams Mom: yeah. I'm pretty freaked out by all that. Aaaand mine is unexplained. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848374 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:19:59 +0000 Sams Mom 2848374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: like there is so much doom and gloom on the what ifs associated with polyhydraminos; if I remember right the risks are slightly higher if it's unexplained (not due to twin to twin, or GD, or I think AMA is a factor but don't quote me on that one because I never looked into AMA factors)</p> <p>Sam turned out perfectly fine by the way. He was a big baby, and I'm thankful for my scheduled c section, but he got 9s on both APGAR checks, he lost a little more weight than average, but he thrived. I know it's stressful going to a bpp every week hoping that you get to stay pregnant for another week, but you also get to see the baby every week and just know that you're already with doctors IF they ever see a problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848373 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:17:06 +0000 Sams Mom 2848373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So with extra fluid you could have a prolapsed cord if your water breaks, poor baby positioning requiring c section because they have so much more room to move, preterm labor due to too much fluid, you could have sudden infant demise, you could have a nuchal cord because they have so much room to move, your uterus could rupture; but it seems that those are all small odds of happening, but if something happens it could be really bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848368 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:12:36 +0000 mediagirl 2848368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sams Mom: can you explain that a little more? "From what I understand the risks are huge to the baby but the odds aren't super high." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848366 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:04:25 +0000 peachykeen 2848366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was being monitored for a different issue (early-onset pre-eclampsia) but had biweekly ultrasounds from 28 weeks on and ultimately weekly BPP ultrasounds and NSTs at either 32 or 34 weeks (it was barely a year ago, how quickly we forget). Our insurance covered the ultrasounds as long as they were coded/billed correctly. In our case, we had to be very careful about when we scheduled our appointments. Even when we were having our weekly ultrasounds, insurance would only pay for measurements every 2 weeks and they were super strict on it being EXACTLY 2 weeks. Once we were forced to schedule a scan one day early and they weren't able to do measurements because it had been only 13 days, but the regular BPP was still covered. Hope this helps in some way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848361 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 10:51:00 +0000 Sams Mom 2848361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Me! I commented on your other post though, but I'll answer whatever questions.</p> <p>ETA: poly at 31 weeks, measured +5 weeks, weekly BPP/NST, C-section @ 39w2d. From what I understand the risks are huge to the baby but the odds aren't super high. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polyhydramnios-ama-and-insurance#post-2848358 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 10:48:26 +0000 mediagirl 2848358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anyone have experience with diagnosed Polyhydramnios early on in the pregnancy (2nd or 3rd trimester)? I'm 40, was diagnosed with Polyhydramnios late in my 2nd trimester and now my OB's are suggesting weekly ultrasounds to monitor the baby's health. It seems so excessive and I"m worried insurance won't cover it.</p> <p>Anyone have experience with this? How did your insurance handle it? </p>