Guest dmdmd Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Is it true that an urology specialist gets paid 400$CAN for each DRE??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dmdmd Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 BTW, I heard this from an urology resident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UWOMED2005 Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Possibly. But it depends on the province, and I doubt it as family physicians also do DREs, they're relatively routine, and for the almost equally routine flu shot administration (which takes about the same amount of time) family physicians get about $3 or so (that's not a typo.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UWOMED2005 Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Here's a link that will help you for Ontario: www.gov.on.ca/health/engl...rv_mn.html I wasn't able to find the exact code for a DRE in the docs, but bottom line is, I highly doubt it. As you only get just over $400 to remove a prostate , I highly they'll pay $400 for you to feel it. And considering we were told in class that one of the reasons the gov't refused to pay the $25 or whatever for a PSA test was because it's cheaper to have Docs do DREs, making it highly unlikely that they get $400. In fact, I think it's just considered part of a general FP assessment - which is $54.10 for a first time visit, and $29.95 (is it just me, or does that figure remind anyone of Dr. Nick Riviera? ) for every visit after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Wong Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 No, no, no, that's $129.95! And no, urologists don't make 400 bucks per rectal. If they did, everyone would be a urologist... Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UWOMED2005 Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 That's right - it was $129.95. . . meaning Dr. Nick Riviera makes more than Canadian physicians! Scheisse. . . I'm going to the US! (NOT!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dmdmd Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Thank you everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest medicator007 Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 call 1-800-DOCTORB .... the "B" is for Bargain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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