Hi Epiphaknee (love that name!)
Thanks so much for responding. Sorry it took so long for me to get back to you.
I'm really surprised that there aren't more disabled people on Medicare looking for information about ADR coverage here.
My concern is also about coverage for a 2 level ADR since my daughter has definite DDD at L4-5 and L5-S1... even L3-4 has been a little suspicious during one discogram (not on a second one) although it still looks pretty healthy on MRI.
If Medicare will only approve a single level (say for L4-5), I wonder if they would also approve fusion for L5-S1 at the same time. That may be one way to get around the single level dilemma right now. If I understand what I've read here and there on the internet, motion preservation at L5-S1 isn't as critical as at L4-5. And, ADR at L4-5 might be somewhat protective of L3-4 in my daughter's case.
Again, thanks for your comment. I hope others will chime in also.
Betsy
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