When you say that your husband knows of someone for whom BC/BS covered ADR surgery, was it cervical or lumbar? It seems to me that cervical surgeries are covered more easily than lumbar. What I mean is that insurance is unlikely to pay for multi-level lumbar ADR, let alone single level, but may be more inclined to cover multi-level cervical ADR. All in all though, it's very difficult to get them to pay for surgery done in the US, let alone pay for out of country surgery.
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Cathy
46 years old. 12-15 years of intermittent pain, 2 years with constant pain.
DDD, L4-5 and L5-S1, pain confirmed by discogram.
PT, ESI's, Facet injection and block, Acupuncture - all no help.
2-level (Prodisc-L) ADR surgery with Dr. Bertagnoli, May 26, 2009.
Currently taking Opana-ER (tapering off) and oxycodone
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