Is my doctor supposed to tell me how many units he gave me?

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Dr charges per area for dysport. I didn’t ask at the time how much he gave me. If I go to His nurse it’s per unit. I’m trying to decide whether to go to the nurse based on cost. Called office to ask how many units and they said they don’t give out that information. I asked why and reception said it’s in his head not in a chart front office can access. I asked if he charted it somewhere and she said yes only Dr and nurse can see it and when she asked Dr, he said they don’t give that info out

Michael I. Echavez, MD · Answer

In my opinion, you should be able to obtain information on the number of units of Dysport used for your treatment.  This is normally part of the medical record and as the patient, you should have complete access to this information.

Ryan Rebowe, MD · Answer

From a cost perspective, it is not uncommon to charge per "area" rather than per unit. However, you should be able to access how many units you were given per area. It is likely that your provider has this listed in some area that may not be accessible to the front desk staff, as it is standard to mark this down somewhere. At your next visit, I would inquire with him about how many units he is using and you can make the decision to possibly switch to a nurse injector.

Camille Cash, MD · Answer

This information is part of your medical record and you should have access to it.  I'm not sure why they would withhold it.

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