Preguntas frecuentes sobre Contour Next Ez
How much does Contour Next Ez cost without insurance?
The price for Contour Next Ez is $27.28 at most pharmacies, but this price will vary by store. With a SingleCare coupon for Contour Next Ez, Contour Next Ez costs only $17.17 with a doctor's prescription.
How much does Contour Next Ez cost with insurance?
Contour Next Ez is a non-prescription medical device, so it is not covered as a prescription drug. Some insurance companies will cover blood glucose monitors as a medical device. However, the brands covered will vary by insurance plans. Some insurance plans will only cover generic or low-cost blood glucose monitors. Contour Next Ez and its testing strips are in the higher price range for glucose monitors. If Contour Next Ez is covered by your insurance, the copay may be high.
If you have a prescription for Contour Next Ez, consider using a SingleCare discount card. Ask your pharmacist to compare it to your SingleCare cost. Contour Next Ez costs only $17.17 with your SingleCare coupon, which may be lower than your cost with insurance.
Does Medicare cover Contour Next Ez and how much does it cost?
Medicare prescription drug plans do not cover Contour Next Ez or other blood glucose monitors, but Medicare Part B does cover them as durable medical equipment if prescribed by a doctor. However, some brands may not be covered. One option for patients who do not have coverage for Contour Next Ez is a SingleCare savings card. The lowest cost of Contour Next Ez with a SingleCare discount card is $17.17 per 1, 1 kit box.
Is there a generic of Contour Next Ez?
Contour Next Ez is a brand-name portable blood glucose meter that measures the amount and percent of glucose in the bloodstream. Other brand-name blood glucose meters include Dexcom, Prodigy, and others. Testing strips for brand-name blood glucose meters can be very expensive and represent the bulk of a meter's overall expense. Some brand-name testing strips may or may not be covered by your health insurance. You cannot use test strips across brands. Generic portable glucose meters include iHealth Portable Smart Blood Glucose Meter and the Relion Compact Blood Glucose Meter. Test strips are a fraction of the cost of brand-name test strips.
What is Contour Next Ez?
Contour Next Ez is a portable glucose testing meter. Contour Next Ez measures and records blood glucose levels from testing strips, stores the data, displays 7-, 14-, and 30-day averages, and helps diabetic patients track blood glucose levels.
The bulk of the expense of a blood glucose meter is in the testing strips, which are used once and thrown away. Contour Next Ez helps to prevent wasting testing strips by allowing for second chance sampling on the same strip if a reading can't be made. In addition, Contour Next Ez will sound a small beep to indicate when enough blood is on the strip to help prevent users from using the strips incorrectly.
Contour Next Ez records blood glucose levels taken from a blood sample acquired by lancing the tip of a finger. The test strip is inserted into the meter. The patient lances their fingertip and touches the end of the test strip to the blood drop forming on the end of the finger. The blood is then absorbed into the test strip until the meter beeps to indicate that enough blood is present for a test. The meter will display the test results in a few seconds; results will be immediately stored in the device's permanent memory. The strip is then pulled out of the meter and disposed of.
What are the side effects of Contour Next Ez?
Contour Next Ez is a medical device that does not have side effects when used as directed, but is instead subject to device failures. These may result from a problem with the device or incorrect use of the device. Decisions based on inaccurate results because of device failure may threaten he health of the user.
To reduce the risk, understand and follow directions carefully. Keep both the meter and the testing strips away from heat and humidity. Do not use outdated, dirty, or contaminated testing strips. Wash and dry your hands thoroughly before testing.
To reduce the risk of the device not functioning accurately or correctly, regularly use glucose meter testing solutions available at your pharmacy to test the device. Use the meter to test your blood glucose levels immediately before or after a blood sample is drawn for a lab test. If the lab glucose reading is within 15 percent of your meter reading, the meter can be considered accurate. If it is not, consult with your physician.
