So I'm officially at my wits end. I ran out of my crinone and my insurance is refusing to cover it so i have to pay about $800 for 30 inserts which would only last 2 weeks!!!
I have another 7 more weeks to go, and i know that i cannot afford to shell out that much over the next few weeks, hence my plea to the lovely ladies of the bee...anyone know where i could buy the inserts for much much less???
coconut / 8475 posts
Wait... You're TTC?
And crib one is progesterone?
And why is insurance stayin that they won't cover it?
And why do you use it/ when in your cycle? (It may be possible that you don't *need* 2/day and you could stretch your supply a bit further)
pomelo / 5228 posts
I did some quick searching and found this site: http://www.goodrx.com . In my area, 15 applicators is $282 at Safeway. Still super expensive, but better.
I'm not familiar with Crinone, but Google tells me its Progesterone? If so, maybe your doctor can prescribe a different version that insurance will cover?
honeydew / 7230 posts
Holy mackeral, that's crazy! Is there a reason you have to specifically be on crinone? Maybe there's another brand or something you could go on? I'm on progesterone in oil injections (about $30 for a two weeks supply) plus estrogen/progesterone suppositories ($55 for a bottle - covers about a month). I'm not sure if my insurance is kicking in anything for those though. I would definitely be on the phone with the insurance trying to find out why it was rejected. Since it is to a support a current pregnancy (not as an infertility treatment or anything) I would think they should cover it. Ugh, good luck dear!
clementine / 770 posts
@TurtleDoves: No, I'm not TTC, I'm 8wks pregnant, and crinone is progesterone to support my pregnancy. Insurance won't cover it because they have it tagged as an infertility drug. I tried skipping a couple times and I've bled each time. It might not have been related, but it scared me enough to stay on it.
clementine / 770 posts
@swedishfish: Thanks, I checked them out first, and it's about $500 for 30 applicators. Cheaper but still expensive on the long run.
pomegranate / 3438 posts
Call your RE and ask them if they can prescribe something else. Or if they have any pharmacy recommendations where it might be cheaper.
I'm sorry you have to deal with this! How many weeks are you? My RE said I could go off progesterone at 10 weeks because the placenta should be taking over by then but I stayed on it until 12 due to nerves. I didn't want to risk anything!
ETA: Just saw you are 8 weeks. Did the RE give you a reason for staying on that long?
coconut / 8475 posts
@Apex: can you doc get you on the injectable kind? Maybe that'd be cheaper because it's not a compounded form.
I was on progesterone from 5w-11w and I bled if I missed a day too, but then again, I was on 1/day.
blogger / coconut / 8306 posts
@Mrs.Someone: @Apex: goodrx.com is a great option!
I used the site when we couldn't afford to pay for prescriptions. The only catch us that its similar to not having any insurance. Whatever you pay will not go toward your insurance deductible, if you have one.
pomelo / 5789 posts
I used generic (prometrium) not sure if thats the same or different. a 90 day supply was $12 at publix grocery store.
can you ask your doctor about prometrium?
eggplant / 11861 posts
@Apex: I was on crinone with my last IUI and had the same issues w/ insurance I was rold once PG insurance would cover it, but since the pregnancy was concieved through IUI they denied it 
I am sorry, mine ended in a chemical pretty quickly...about 2 weeks after I got the positive, but I used freedom pharmacy..about $200 for 15 inserts
kiwi / 673 posts
@Apex: I used crinone and bought with al my other IVF mess at Alexander's Twin Pharmacy. Google it and you should be able to find the phone number. Not sure offhand how much the inserts were, but worth checking out. Our ins didn't cover any of my meds so we shopped around and ended up there. Good luck!!
grapefruit / 4703 posts
@Apex: this might be a long shot, but maybe do an ISO on the classifieds? Is that allowed? Some of the HB ladies may have some leftovers...
clementine / 770 posts
@Shutterbug: I thought about that, but since i'm not a gold member, i can't post an ISO
clementine / 770 posts
@Shutterbug: AWWWWWW, Is it weird that i'm crying???? Stupid pregnancy hormones 
Thank you sooo much.
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