hysteroscopy - private health Aviva - outpatient or not?

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Hi
I need to see a gynaecologist and will need a hysteroscopy (examination of the womb)

Does anyone know is a hysteroscopy is classed as an outpatient procedure or not (it's with aviva)

I had this last week, very definitely an outpatient appointment if my experience was typical. No anaesthetic, was advised to take paracetamol beforehand, but no pain or real discomfort.
It's fair to say I was dreading the procedure but- whilst I wouldn't volunteer for a repeat- it was nowhere near as bad as I was expecting. Good luck

My experience was the same as pp. I had mine done in my lunch break from work (I work at the hospital, so it was just up the corridor).

A procedure would (or should) come from your day patient cover. Are you having any sort of anaesthesia? Op benefit is for consultations, minor tests etc. call Aviva, they'll give you the info you need.

I've been trying to use their chat, but can't get it to work

I have a £1000 limit on outpatient procedures, I've never claimed on health insurance before, so I don't know if it would be covered or not or come under an operation

Outpatient but def look into the type of pain relief you might want. To quote a medic friend, it can be a 'barbaric' procedure for lots of women. Don't be fobbed off by anyone saying otherwise!

I had one of these earlier this year. They can be hideously painful and as a result, the consultant only does them under general anaesthesia after having had to stop the procedure when the patient is awake.

I went in the afternoon, had it done under general and left in the evening. I did have the option of staying overnight.

Obviously this was all private and fortunately insured. I did phone my GP surgery with post menopausal bleeding and they just said their usual "no appointments". Not sure how they are allowed to get away with saying that when you phone up with something that can be a cancer symptom.

I think you might find it's covered as inpatient. Way it was described to me by aviva is for inpatient cover it's anything that requires sterile environment, for eg colonoscopy.

It will be in-patient. You will likely be sedated rather than given GA. I’ve had it done twice using insurance.

I had it done last month as a day patient with Axa insurance. I did have a general anaesthetic. The amount that was billed to my insurance company was £2078 plus another £189 for the anaesthetist

I'm having one on Friday with polyp removal. I'm booked as day surgery with GA, our insurance is with Vitality

Interesting
Nuffield say with local anesthetic or general
Does the nhs offer the same?

I’ve recently read an article on the BBC website where some women have complained that the procedure was extremely painful and they weren’t warned or offered any type of anaesthetic. I think after reading this I’d at least ask for a local anaesthetic.

I had one last month and insisted I took my own Diazepam and also had gas and air. Can't remember much about it 😁

In my Trust, procedures done in OP are coded (charged) as IP day case.