My dr wants me to have a hida a can due to sludge in my gallbladder.will state medicaid pay for that?

Yes: It is medically indicated test ordered by a physician , medicaid will pay in most of the states.

Pay if valid reason: Gallbladder sludge is mixture of bile, mucous and tiny bits of cholesterol-based and calcium-based particles.Sometimes precursor to gall stones. Some people with sludge asymptomatic. Others have right upper quadrant pain radiating to back and shoulder with nausea and vomiting. Hida judges function of gall bladder and sometimes normal with sludge. Sludge and stones associated sometimes with anemia.