Any ways to prove you're neg for TB?

[cococh15]

Hi, just a question. I recently received a TB injection, and the nurse poked me deeper than she was supposed to, so later the nurse who read my arm asked me to go to hospital and get an x-ray, which is the case my insurance doesn't cover - they only cover procedures for accidents.

so, here's the question. Are there any ways that I could prove that I'm negative for TB?

I've never received positive results ever, and I'm 99.9% sure that I'm negative.

any suggestions?

[dorkypanda]

Could you get another tb shot ? maybe if done correctly next time, it should read negative for you since you say you've haven't had positive.

[cococh15]

Can I get another injection at somewhere? cause the nurse who read my arm said she can't give me another injection until it's clear that I'm negative.

[cococh15]

Plus, the chest X-ray without insurance can cost above $800 some, which I'm not sure I could pay that much of money now.

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

Contact the local health dept (generally the county health department) handles these issues. They offer low or no cost follow up tests (repeat ppd or chest x-Ray) or treatment. I've never heard injecting the needle too deep causing a false positive. There is a blood test but it's usually more expensive than a chest xray

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

And the test can be repeated in a week or so as with the two step PPD. All county health departments are responsible for TB evaluation and management. I think my classmate paid $30 for a chest X-ray. She was positive because of a childhood bcg vaccination as she was born outside the US. Her option was to get the quantefuron text but the chest X-ray cost less

[cococh15]

did your friend paid that money with insurance? do you know which clinic or hospital she went for that?

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

It was the county health department in my area and that was the cash cost. The federal and state governments subsidize county health departments to test and treat TB as a matter of public health.

Technically you should likely have been referred to the county health department as a matter of public health.

What state are you located in?

[duskyjewel]

I paid $130 to have a Quantiferon Gold test done at a local lab to satisfy a cranky community college nursing program that didn't want to accept my TB testing history. It was good enough for my current employer and the multi-state hospital system for which I used to work.....but not them.

So that might be an option. There are online services where you can pay them to send orders to their lab partner in your area. Worked great for me.

[SopranoKris, MSN, RN, NP]

I got a chest xray at urgent care and it only cost me $30. Check around.

[honeykrown, MSN, NP]

While I was in NY, I got a CXR free at the health department

[cococh15]

I'm in OH, and not sure if the county health department would provide low cost chest X-ray here.