Confirmation of Vaccines

[Anonymous]

My husband and I received a call from our insurance company indicating that our child may not have received a relevant vaccine at his last appointment with the pediatrician. I've heard there's a blood test babies can take beginning at a year or so to confirm immunity. Has anyone ever done this, or anything else to confirm your child's receipt of vaccines? I don't trust our doctor to give us the right information in this situation and appreciate any advice.

[Anonymous]

It's called a titer test to check levels of antibodies.

I'm curious, though, about the insurer's involvement in this. Could you elaborate a little on that? Was it alerting you that it wasn't billed for common vaccines at a specific appointment? Can't the doc just resubmit, or if he didn't provide the vax, couldnt he do it at your next appointment? And if it's a true matter of not trusting the doc, are you switching practices? (yes, I'm being nosy. You've got me a little concerned about what may be going on out there.)

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your reply. We got a computer-generated message from the insurance company. We got the message last night after the insurance company and doctor's office were closed so I don't know whether or not it's a billing matter. I'm just starting to look into that. This could all be a fluke, but I am definitely planning to request the titer test and to switch practices. I will keep you posted if it seems like this is a larger issue.

[Anonymous]

I suspect you'll pay out of pocket for titer tests. If the come up positive, perhaps you wont need to vaccinate any further?