Seeing Dr.Hibner (1st time)

[Farce6537]

Hi everyone,

I’m seeing Dr.Hibner for the first time in a month a half. Through telehealth first before I commit to traveling to AZ. I’m wondering if anyone here has any recent experience with him? A lot of the posts here are about 10 years old so just wanted to know if anyone has any recent info on their experience with him. How should I prepare for the appointment, etc. If anyone ever made it in person, what was your experience like? I’ve been told by the scheduler that he makes you see his PT next door. What was that like? Is Dr. Hibner worth the money? He doesn’t take insurance so it’s very pricey. I’m basically going to him after dealing with this issue for 2 years and getting worse over the course of the last 8 months. This is after Botox, 2 round of nerve blocks and ganglion blocks and nerve medicines. The consultation itself is $500 so I want to make sure I’m not wasting my time! Thank you all!

[Violet M]

Sorry, I can't answer your questions since I haven't received treatment from Dr. Hibner personally, but I was wondering if it might be worth it to check with your insurance ahead of time and see if you can file the claim yourself and if they are likely to at least partially pay for an out-of-network visit? You might be able to get the cpt codes from Dr. Hibner's office ahead of time.

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Hi everyone,

I’m seeing Dr.Hibner for the first time in a month a half. Through telehealth first before I commit to traveling to AZ. I’m wondering if anyone here has any recent experience with him? A lot of the posts here are about 10 years old so just wanted to know if anyone has any recent info on their experience with him. How should I prepare for the appointment, etc. If anyone ever made it in person, what was your experience like? I’ve been told by the scheduler that he makes you see his PT next door. What was that like? Is Dr. Hibner worth the money? He doesn’t take insurance so it’s very pricey. I’m basically going to him after dealing with this issue for 2 years and getting worse over the course of the last 8 months. This is after Botox, 2 round of nerve blocks and ganglion blocks and nerve medicines. The consultation itself is $500 so I want to make sure I’m not wasting my time! Thank you all!

Are you looking for surgery? It might be worth considering Europe such as Dr Bollens, as he has a short waiting list and Europe is very likely to be cheaper than the states, if you end up having to self-fund.

[Farce6537]

Sorry, I can't answer your questions since I haven't received treatment from Dr. Hibner personally, but I was wondering if it might be worth it to check with your insurance ahead of time and see if you can file the claim yourself and if they are likely to at least partially pay for an out-of-network visit? You might be able to get the cpt codes from Dr. Hibner's office ahead of time.

Unfortunately, I don’t have out of network benefits. I think there may be some exceptions to that so I will have to do some research. Thank you for mentioning it! Was your surgery covered by insurance?

[Farce6537]

Hi everyone,

I’m seeing Dr.Hibner for the first time in a month a half. Through telehealth first before I commit to traveling to AZ. I’m wondering if anyone here has any recent experience with him? A lot of the posts here are about 10 years old so just wanted to know if anyone has any recent info on their experience with him. How should I prepare for the appointment, etc. If anyone ever made it in person, what was your experience like? I’ve been told by the scheduler that he makes you see his PT next door. What was that like? Is Dr. Hibner worth the money? He doesn’t take insurance so it’s very pricey. I’m basically going to him after dealing with this issue for 2 years and getting worse over the course of the last 8 months. This is after Botox, 2 round of nerve blocks and ganglion blocks and nerve medicines. The consultation itself is $500 so I want to make sure I’m not wasting my time! Thank you all!

Are you looking for surgery? It might be worth considering Europe such as Dr Bollens, as he has a short waiting list and Europe is very likely to be cheaper than the states, if you end up having to self-fund.

Thank you for the note! I don’t know if I’m looking for surgery… I’m scared about that but I definitely want another opinion and I heard he’s good so I want to give it a try. Do you have experience with Dr. Bollens?

[29Mari]

I saw a new urogynecologist recently who recommended that I see Hibner. So I'll be interested to how your appointment(s) go. Please keep us updated!

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@Farce6537, unfortunately surgery isn’t performed on the NHS so I am having to self-pay abroad. I should be having surgery next month.

[April]

Hi Farce,

I had surgery with Hibner in 2018, and I also saw him in a telehealth appointment a few years ago (to try to understand why I still experienced occasional pain flares). In preparation for both my pre-surgery appointments and my more recent telehealth appointment, I provided him with a 1-2 page overview of my pn-related health history. (I think his office sent me a request for the health history before the telehealth meeting). That history included dates for symptoms, procedures, test results, and medications, all in temporal order. I also created a list of central questions that I may have also given him in advance. Before surgery, I was especially interested in finding out if he thought I was a good candidate for surgery and why. And I also asked him about his surgical procedure (because it differed from the procedure Conway used). I found the meetings very helpful.

Yes, as Violet mentioned, people who are on an HMO may be able to get reimbursed for his treatment. My HMO reimbursed me for my telehealth meeting with him because they did not have anyone in network who could help me. But, it sounds like your insurance is not set up that way.

Good luck! Let us know how it goes.

April

[jaxi123]

My two cents worth about him is he’s after money. I had redo Surgery with him and got no better. He told me not to come back! I am re-entrapped with scar tissue. Devastated!

[Violet M]

Was your surgery covered by insurance?

Unfortunately, no, but I went out of the country. I appealed it but I lost the appeal. That was almost 22 years ago so I think there is more peer reviewed literature now that might help you if you had to appeal.