Hey everyone, I did some searching and haven’t seen this type of request is not allowed. If it isn’t, just tell me or go ahead and delete it. I posted this in another community just in case you see it over there.
My mother in law passed on April 8th and it was suddenly and completed unexpected. The ambulance arrived to her home and we believe that she may have been in transition at that point, as upon her arrival to the emergency room they called it an hour later. Her primary care provider is not willing to sign off for having an autopsy done, and the ME won’t either, which leads us to finding a private autopsy.
We have looked online, called and called and called bunches of places. So I thought let me take to Reddit, which lead me to searching for private autopsies. I’ve messaged 2 people who may have received some direction for their private autopsy requests/inquires. I figured I could make a post, and maybe the fine people of Reddit would lead us to a victory, because we all thought the PCP would sign off on her autopsy. I know time is ticking for her body and she has been at the hospital in their freezer this entire time because the family has wanted an autopsy to get answers.
Does anyone have any insight on where we can get a private autopsy done? Andddd possibly for under $4,850, that’s the lowest amount we were quoted like on Monday. We are in the Los Angeles area and any help/ contact to call / direction to point me in would be greatly appreciated so that we can lay the matriarch of the family to rest.