Insurance & self-funding

Health Insurance

Dr Menown is a fee-assured BUPA partner and registered with all UK/Ireland major health insurers including AVIVA, AXA-PPP, Benenden, Cigna Healthcare, CS Healthcare, H3, Laya, Simply Health, Standard Life, VHI, PRU Healthcare/Vitality, Westfield and WPA. Dr Menown invoices within recommended guidelines for each of the above companies.

Health insurance companies ask that you to obtain pre-authorisation from them prior to consultations and procedures.

Insurance excess payments should be made on the day of the clinic or within 30 days.

Self-funding

Consultations and investigations can be arranged on a self-funded basis. Please ensure that the estimate of fee from the clinic reception is acceptable prior to proceeding with a self-funded consultation or investigation. Accounts are settled on the day of the clinic.

Insurance codes

• New consultation 20300
• Review consultation 20310
• 12 lead ECG 20110
• Exercise stress treadmill 20130
• 24hr tape (heart rate monitor) 20140
• Patient activated event recorder (1 week monitor/loop recorder) 20141
• Ambulatory BP monitor 20145
• ECHO 64300
• Transoesphageal ECHO 64302 (& x3510)
• DC Cardioversion X5020
• CT calcium score AA599
• CT angiography AA388
• Coronary angiogram (Cardiac catheterisation) K5000 or K6513
• Coronary angioplasty (with stent) K4910 or AA959
• Coronary angiogram and follow on angioplasty (with stent) on same day K5020 or AA961
• Coronary angiogram and pressure wire on same day K6582
• Coronary angiogram, pressure wire and angioplasty on same day K6581 or AA963
• Coronary angiogram and intravascular ultrasound on same day K6590 or AA964