Cigna Ruling
Jss, Thank you for posting the article and ruling. I hope it helps all of us who are fighting to change coverage for this surgery!
I am seriously considering having the surgery in Germany and wonder if Cigna would use that as another reason to not cover it after the fact. I already know I'll have an up hill battle to get the surgery covered here in the U.S. I can't imagine waiting another year and putting off the surgery just to have coverage turned down.
I hope you had a positive outcome from your surgery in Barcelona! Would love to know how that M6-C is working out for you. Was your surgeon Dr. Clavel?
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2006: epidural shots did nothing; 2 surgeons recommended 2 level fusion, I declined.
2007 - 2010 4 foraminotomy and cord decompression cervical surgeries and 2 endoscopic discectomy T7-T8 surgeries; total 6 with Dr. Jho (Pittsburgh,PA) My C6/C7 autofused around 2009.
2013 - 2015: epidurals 3 times (again did nothing) and 4 Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) procedures.
2016 more RFAs, hit the 10 year mark of this insanity and pain, 3 level M6-C ADR with Dr. Clavel May 19, 2016 
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