[Judy]

One thought is, if you are also having a fusion which they will pay can you get the disc billed out separately and only pay for the discs and let the insurance company pay for the surgery. I did just that and actually had to go through the appeals process, it took a year but I have finally received payment for everything but the discs. It is much better than waiting around for approval or just waiting around suffering in pain.
Just a thought.

Judy