Upfront Medical Exam Cost

[vladmirgc]

Mine was $215 CAD, here in Canada.

 

[zincfinger]

Mine was $215 CAD, here in Canada.

Can you please tell me from which area did you get the exam done?
Thank you in advance

 

[ajj123]

I got it done here
City: New York
Name: Albert Levy
Address: 911 Park Ave,
New york
10021
Telephone: 212-288-7193
Spoken Languages: English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
300 for medical and 50 for x-ray separate. X-ray is done in a nearby location.

Hi - how was your experience with this doctor? I am planning to schedule an appointment soon.
can you tell me what documents usually they ask for during the medical?

thanks!

 

[dora115]

Hi - how was your experience with this doctor? I am planning to schedule an appointment soon.
can you tell me what documents usually they ask for during the medical?

thanks!

They just needed passport, I carried ITA print out also but was not needed, photo was also taken at the dr office only. It just took half an hour for blood/urine test and physical. They know about the process very well, a lot of people must be visiting there, x-ray was done at nearby location.

 

[sumit8383]

I live in the USA and there is only one panel physician in my city who does the exam, which is very expensive: about $400 USD = $548 CAD. I am within driving distance of a Canadian city where there are about 20 panel physicians who charge much less, do lots more exams, use eMedical system, etc. So I went there for my exam: it cost half as much (about $222 USD), was able to get an appointment much sooner, and results available in a third of the time (3 days vs. 10 days). I have not had any issues with doing the exam outside of USA.

This is very helpful, thanks. I intend to drive up to Vancouver as well for my medicals ( i have a visitor visa, hope that would be fine). It is more than a month's wait to get an appointment in Seattle.

 

[lampbreaker]

This is very helpful, thanks. I intend to drive up to Vancouver as well for my medicals ( i have a visitor visa, hope that would be fine). It is more than a month's wait to get an appointment in Seattle.

Yes, get it done in Canada. It is definitely better and much cheaper.

 

[sumit8383]

Yes, get it done in Canada. It is definitely better and much cheaper.

Interesting fold of events... Doctor's office in Seattle says that they accept my medical insurance and i dont have to pay anything out of pocket :O Will call them again to confirm this, but if true, it might be worth to wait for few weeks, rather than driving to canada and spending equivalent of $500 USD.

 

[lampbreaker]

Interesting fold of events... Doctor's office in Seattle says that they accept my medical insurance and i dont have to pay anything out of pocket :O Will call them again to confirm this, but if true, it might be worth to wait for few weeks, rather than driving to canada and spending equivalent of $500 USD.

It is not only about them accepting it, insurance has to approve the claim also and it is highly unlikely. If they file the claim under some other code in order to get it approved, that would be fraudulent and I would not recommend it.
500 USD sounds to be on the higher side. On the east coast (Toronto area) it only costs about 200 CAD, so even including travel costs it works out much cheaper than US prices.

 

[blue_borna]

Yaa, the 1200$ + USD has made me think. It is too much. Seems even more than medical exam in UK which was 300 GBP (780 USD).
If anyone can tell me for sure there wont be any legal problems if we get our medical done in Mexico or UK (our country of residence is USA), or where can we get the answer on CIC website... I would really appreciate it.

Thank you

It’s £330 in UK. Expensive

 

[sumit8383]

It is not only about them accepting it, insurance has to approve the claim also and it is highly unlikely. If they file the claim under some other code in order to get it approved, that would be fraudulent and I would not recommend it.
500 USD sounds to be on the higher side. On the east coast (Toronto area) it only costs about 200 CAD, so even including travel costs it works out much cheaper than US prices.

Thanks for the inputs. On the west coast, cheapest I got was $300 per person, so $600 CAD for 2 of us, and I rounded that off to USD $500.

But what you said about insurance accepting the claim is making sense, I will look into it. Seems like I will end up driving to Vancouver, BC.

BTW, do you think it would make sense to call the insurance (Premera Blue Cross) and check upfront ?

Thanks again.

 

[lampbreaker]

Thanks for the inputs. On the west coast, cheapest I got was $300 per person, so $600 CAD for 2 of us, and I rounded that off to USD $500.

But what you said about insurance accepting the claim is making sense, I will look into it. Seems like I will end up driving to Vancouver, BC.

BTW, do you think it would make sense to call the insurance (Premera Blue Cross) and check upfront ?

Thanks again.

500 USD for 2 is probably ok. In the US, it will be 400-500 USD each.

 

[thebestapplicant]

Got it done for $400 (Only Cash Accepted lol) at Allergy & Asthma Center of Boston

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Thanks for the inputs. On the west coast, cheapest I got was $300 per person, so $600 CAD for 2 of us, and I rounded that off to USD $500.

But what you said about insurance accepting the claim is making sense, I will look into it. Seems like I will end up driving to Vancouver, BC.

BTW, do you think it would make sense to call the insurance (Premera Blue Cross) and check upfront ?

Thanks again.

It's an elective "procedure", not something that is medically necessary, so there is pretty much zero chance that your insurance will pay for it.

 

[bigshow13]

Hello

I called the doctor in San Diego and they mentioned that ther are not able to take any appointments as their system is broken. They were asking if I wanted a express entry test or not. I am not sure what that means? How do I set up an appointment ? anyone here had been to SD for their Mediccal ?

 

[ziszee]

Hi,
Any Doctor near Cincinnati, Ohio? There is one in Louisville,KY. Anybody has any idea how is the service? how long does it take to get the result? How much it costs? Any cheap and reliable physician panel in the East coast? Any suggestion is highly appreciated. Thank you.