Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening aims to identify men who may harbor potentially lethal prostate cancer, and those with high PSA results often require more extensive (and expensive) diagnostic testing to establish a diagnosis. New research reveals that the out-of-pocket costs for such additional tests are substantial, common, and rising.
Medical costs are substantial and rising for privately-insured men with abnormal prostate cancer screening results retrieved 15 July 2024 from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-medical-substantial-privately-men-abnormal.html
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