Show Your Heart Some Love
A heart scan can help you reveal your risk of heart disease and help prevent heart attacks. It’s the safe and simple way to show your heart some love. The scan takes 15 minutes – and within 48 hours you’ll know if you’re at risk.
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Advocate Aurora Safe Care Promise
When you visit us for your heart scan, you’ll experience extra safety measures designed to ensure your visit is a safe one. Your health and safety is our highest priority.
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Should I get a heart scan?
You’re a candidate to schedule a heart scan if you are at least 35 years old, have not been previously diagnosed with heart disease, do not have a pacemaker and have at least two of these risk factors:
Should I get a heart scan?
You’re a candidate to schedule a heart scan if you are at least 35 years old, have not been previously diagnosed with heart disease, do not have a pacemaker and have at least two of these risk factors:
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Before beginning, please review and accept the following terms and conditions:
- I understand this is not a diagnostic examination or therapy session.
- I understand that heart scans use a type of X-ray and therefore involve exposure to radiation.
- I understand the $49 price of the scan is self-pay and won’t be billed to my insurance company.
- I understand if my primary care physician is not an Advocate Health Care provider, it is my responsibility to inform him/her of my scan results.
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Heart Scan FAQ
Q: What is a heart scan?
A: A heart scan, also called a heart CT scan or calcium scoring, is a simple, noninvasive method that tells your doctor if you're at increased risk for the most common form of heart disease – coronary artery disease (CAD). This scan identifies whether calcium deposits are present in the arteries of your heart. The more calcium deposits you have, the more plaque. And that can lead to a heart attack.
Q: I don’t have a primary care doctor. Can I still book an appointment?
A: You will need to provide the name of a primary care doctor you have seen in the past two years in order to schedule. If you don’t have a primary care doctor, search for a doctor online.
Q: Is this scan covered by insurance?
A: This scan, priced at $49, is self-pay only. Your insurance company won’t be billed.
Q: Are there any other fees?
A: The scan is $49 – no other fees.
Q: Does this involve radiation exposure?
A: Heart scans use a type of X-ray, so there is exposure to radiation.
Q: Can this be done even after having a bypass or a heart stent?
A: If you’ve already been diagnosed with heart disease, a heart scan isn’t for you. Talk to your doctor if you have any questions instead.
Q: Can you have this done with a pacemaker?
A: If you have a pacemaker, please consult your doctor
Q: Does it check carotid arteries too?
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