Guardant PIK3 test- cost?

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Sunshine99
Sunshine99 Member Posts: 1,680
edited November 2021 in Stage IV/Metastatic Breast Cancer ONLY

My MO ordered a test for the PIK3 gene mutation. Since they were not able to get enough of a sample from the biopsy I had last year, she wanted to get a blood sample and send it to a lab. The draw was on Wednesday, the 10th, and was sent to Guardant Lab. I received a voicemail on Friday, the 12th, from a person at the lab asking me to call them back. Don't know why. Their website says that their turnaround time is about 7 days.

I'm thinking that they're going to want me to pay for this, but I can't tell from their website how much it might be. Has anyone else had this test from Guardant and how much did it cost? Of course, I called them at 5:30 on Friday and they're closed until 6:00 AM on Monday. Just curious and trying not to stress over something I can't control.

Carol

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  • Moissy
    Moissy Member Posts: 550
    edited November 2021

    I’ve had Guardant 360 done twice and never had to pay anything either time. Do you have any kind of health insurance? I vaguely remember receiving some sort of letter in the mailfrom them saying they would try to get insurance to cover. They accepted what my insurance paid, and I did not receive any bill from them either time.

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  • Sunshine99
    Sunshine99 Member Posts: 1,680
    edited November 2021

    Moissy, thank you for your reply. That is very comforting. I do have insurance, so they may just want that information.

    Carol

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  • Moissy
    Moissy Member Posts: 550
    edited November 2021

    Yes, the price for some of these tests can be nerve wracking! As I remember, it took about 14 days for my onc office to get the actualresults, and I asked for a copy for myself to keep. Wishing you all the best.

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  • Sunshine99
    Sunshine99 Member Posts: 1,680
    edited November 2021

    Holy crow!!! I just spoke with a woman at Guardant Lab. My out of pocket expense, because they are considered out of network, would be $9,000! Not happening. We don't qualify for financial assistance with Guardant but they are going to contact my insurance company to see if they will approve this. Yikes!

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  • Sunshine99
    Sunshine99 Member Posts: 1,680
    edited November 2021

    Insurance has denied my claim as "investigational and not medically necessary". Oh well. I'm not paying $9k just to find out that I may or may not have the PIK3 mutation.

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