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Old 05-13-2011, 12:04 AM
colorado2718 colorado2718 is offline
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I'm also insured by UHC and am disappointed by their published position. The last I heard, they published their official policy (2010T04371) on August 31, 2010 stating that "Artificial total disc replacement is unproven for the treatment of single or multiple level degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine in skeletally mature patients". They have an identical statement for Lumbar spine as well.
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1984 - Herniation/Annular tear @ L4-L5
1994 - Discectomy @ L4-L5 / Laminectomy @ L4
2010 - Herniation/Annular tear @ L5-S1
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