Re the original question, why the insurance company would pay for the surgery and not the disc, I believe the Charite is the only FDA approved disc; therefore if the disc is another brand, they could deny paying for it on those grounds (non FDA approved). What kind of disc were you asking them to pay for -- or did they just deny across the board?
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Melody L Beattie
ADR L4-L5 and L5-S1 April 15, 2005
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