Sadly, I have to add myself to this list. Denied for one-level Prestige ST by HealthNet of Arizona. Appeal went all the way through the Department of Insurance. The reviewer stated that the Prestige is "one of several artificial disks not proved effective." Meanwhile, HealthNet in California has been approving the Prestige ST.
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2001 MVA; C5-C6 disk extruded
ongoing physical therapy, exercise and massage
ESI's, oral prednisone, trigger point injections
foraminal and central stenosis C5/C6 and c6/C7
2007 EMG/nerve conduction shows pattern of chronic radiculopathy
January, 2008: Prestige ST Artificial Disk Replacement, C5/6
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