Does suffering from anxiety/panic attacks count as an emergency? (See Details)

I would think either 1 or 6 would apply… since he said it could be a blood clot I would say 6 so you could get the necessary tests to rule it out. Is there an 800 number on the form to call and question what falls under these to be specific?

There is an 800, but it’s holiday today I will try back tomorrow. I hope it’s not automated*

Did you ask whether it could be a panic attack? Perhaps they would give you a mental health consultation. You could check into the mental health er, as well.

One sounds like diagnosed or currently presenting symptoms. If they’re strict, you may not qualify for that as, while the dr. suggested it could be a blood clot, though it sounds like they felt comfortable dismissing it, they didn’t seem to find you in any immediate danger or even provide a concrete diagnosis. Six sounds like a catch-all which may be a more likely qualifier for you for the same reasons but from a differing perspective – that is you could have a blood clot which while not an immediate threat could be serious and seems worthy of at least a basic follow-up and if you don’t you had symptoms that were effectively not explained which again seems at least worthy of a basic check-up. My only concern with using six would be that the benefits may run out quickly if evidence of an issue doesn’t turn up right away.

Definitely give them a call before you make a choice to understand how they define the categories.

I would definitely pick #1. You had the symptoms of very serious medical issues that demanded immediate medical assistance. That is all you should concern yourself with regards to submitting this claim. Anxiety attack or not the outcome is essentially irrelevant when processing a claim for medical services rendered at the time of your emergency.

Seconding what both @wundayatta and @Cruiser said, at the time it was certainly an emergency health issue, for purposes of taking care of the bill you’ve got, #1 definitely seems the way to go. In terms of future follow up, #6 might be better if a panic attack is believed to be the cause as it might be better able to cover a non-emergency mental health consult.

The medical directives everywhere say to get to an ER asap when having symptoms that may well be panic attacks but that mimic heart attacks. You, as a patient, have no way of knowing what precisely is an Imm. Med. Need.

However, that said, now that you know you are prone to panic attacks, there are free solutions to dealing with the next one.

Call, as everyone has suggested, to get help in steering you through the bureaucracy.