TOP 5 AFFORDABLE TOTAL BODY BONE SCAN RATES... as of AUGUST 2013!!!

For a recovering Cancer Patient, a TOTAL BODY BONE SCAN is just one of the many, annual tests you will have to undergo in order for you & your doctor to closely monitor your health stat. Lucky for us, they don't cost as much as CT Scans, but they do still reach the 5-digit marker...

So, here's MY list of the TOP 5 AFFORDABLE PLACES TO GO TO & THEIR CORRESPONDING PRICES for TBBS [1st price stated is the regular price; 2nd one's for PWDs & Senior Citizens :)].

• Capitol Medical [Mon-Fri, AM-PM / Sat, 8AM-11AM]     4,305php / PWD: 3,444php
- Quezon Ave. corner Scout Magbanua, Brgy. Paligsahan, Quezon City [tel. 372-3825]

• Philippine General Hospital [Mon-Fri, 7AM-4PM]         4,025php / PWD: n/a :(
- Taft Ave., Brgy. Ermita, Manila City, Metro Manila [tel: 554-8400]

• Manila Doctor's Hospital [] 4,818php / PWD: 4266.40php
- # 667 United Nations Avenue, Brgy. Ermita, Manila City, Metro Manila [tel: 528-8102]

• UST Hospital [Mon-Fri, 7AM-4PM / Sat, 7AM-12NN]       5,445php / PWD: 4,864php
- España Blvd., Manila City, Metro Manila [tel: 749-9746 / 781-0278]

• St. Luke's Medical Center [] / PWD: 5,800php
- 32nd St. corner Rizal Drive, Boni. Global, Taguig City, Metro Manila [tel: 789-7700]

*No blood work &/or fasting required for TBBS [unlike w/ CT Scans].

**There should be no other medical procedures done 24 hours prior to scanning.

***Details as of August 2013; may change w/o prior notice. Please call first to confirm.

****By appointment; some require personal appearance, others OK through phone requests.

*****10-20% special discounts're only given to patients w/either PWD or Senior Citizen's ID's.

******Actual scanning only usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes; 1 hour at the most. However, you'll have to be injected w/ Liquid Radiation 3 hours prior to the actual scanning [kinda like the CT Scan CONTRAST version for TBBS]. This will allow the solution enough time to go through your entire body [so, be sure to keep a safe distance away from babies, pregnant women & children for a few hours / also flush 2-3 times when using the bathroom].

*******Again, I've called over 4 dozen hospitals & diagnostics centers w/in Metro Manila in a span of almost an entire month [alongside my search for cheapest CT Scan rates]! Believe me, these rates are the lowest I've seen on the internet! But please, feel free to do your own research if you wish. Who knows, perhaps you'll get lucky & find something cheaper ;-)!

[Last year, I was lucky enough to have my TBBS done at Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center {it is quite far though... thank goodness for trains :D!}. It only costed me 2,500php! Unfortunately, their TBBS scanning machine keeps breaking down. I was told, however, that a replacement unit might come in before the end of this year. So, if you're not in a hurry {or if you happen to be reading this blog from around December of 2013 onwards}, then you can try calling J.R.R.M.M.C & check if they already have a new & improved TBBS unit ^_^!]

TOP 5 AFFORDABLE CT SCAN RATES for CHEST & UPPER ABDOMEN [both with CONTRAST]... as of JULY 2013!!!

A CT SCAN procedure in the Philippines is no cheap change. For a regular person, they cost an arm & a leg, regardless of whether they have insurance or not [& unfortunately, I've still yet to come across a "free-ct-scan-program", despite my seemingly never-ending search online]. However, my efforts have not gone to waste ^_^!

So, here is a list of the TOP 5 AFFORDABLE PLACES TO GO TO & THEIR CORRESPONDING PRICES [although please note that I've included 7 different diagnostics centers, seeing as some of them share the exact same rates]. 2 prices are stated for each diagnostic center. The 1st one is the regular combined price for both procedures. While the 2nd one's the discounted price for PWDs &/or Senior Citizens [who are usually entitled to a 10%~20% discount if they present ID's].

• BDM San Juan [open 24hrs]                                         7,500php / PWD: 6,900php
- # 152-P F. Blumentritt St., corner R. Pascual St., Brgy. Batis, San Juan City, M.Mla. [tel: 654-3031 / 0906-423-6253]

• BDM Mandaluyong [open 24hrs]                                   7,500php / PWD: 6,900php
- # 1-D Miralen Bldg, Ligaya St., corner Boni Ave., Brgy. Plainview, Mandaluyong City [tel: 401-4850 / 534-5113]

• MEDISCAN Diagnostic Center [Mon-Sat, 6AM-6PM]     10,050php / PWD: 8,040php
- # 1344 Don Santiago Bldg., Taft Ave., Metro Manila   [tel: 404-2775 / 404-2737]

• NEW WORLD Diagnostic Center [Mon-Sat, 6AM-6PM] 10,050php / PWD: 8,040php
- # 205 D. Tuazon Ave., Quezon City, Metro Manila       [tel: 790-8888 / 743-3960]

• BDM Pasig [open 24hrs]                                                 8,950php / PWD: 8,390php
- Unit # 16 G/F P & J Bldg., Pasig Blvd. Ext., Brgy. Bagong Ilog, Pasig City, M.Mla. [tel. 672-2138 / 672-2139]

• I-SCAN CT Diagnostic Center [Mon-Sat, 8AM-4PM]         8,800php / PWD: n/a :(
- # 86-B Malakas St., Brgy. Pinyahan, Quezon City, Metro Manila [tel: 927-3659]

• DE LOS SANTOS Medical Center [Mon-Sat, 8AM-5PM]               / PWD: 10,800php
- # 201 E. Rodriguez Blvd, Quezon City, M.Mla. [tel: 723-0041 to 54 / 723-4674 to 79]

Below is a map of, along with some pictures I've taken myself during my own CT SCan Session at, BDM San Juan. I chose this particular facility for it's closest proximity to my place. It's no "T.M.C", but it's clean &, most importantly, cheap ^_^! I mean, 7K+ is WAY CHEAPER than almost 30K :P!

*Need Latest Creatinine Results [not more than 1 week]

**Usually requires 6 to 12 hours fasting [both solid & liquid]

***There should be no other medical procedures done 24hrs prior

****Procedure Time takes about 30 to 45 minutes; 1 hour at the most

*****PWD or Persons W/ Disability discounts can only be availed w/ PWD ID

******Details as of July 2013; may change w/o prior notice. Please call first to confirm.

*******I've called over 4 dozen hospitals & diagnostics centers w/in Metro Manila in a span of almost an entire month! Believe me, these rates are the lowest I've seen on the internet! Next in line's 11,400php, highest I've come across is 25,661php! But please, feel free to do your own research if you wish. Who knows, perhaps you'll get lucky & find something cheaper ;-)