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Old 02-21-2009, 04:29 PM
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Gary,

I just started the precertification process with Aetna. No precertification needed but they have a clinical bulletin (#0591) restricting coverage to FDA approved devices e.g. Charite or ProDisc. How did you get that one past the goalie?

I think that's the only hurdle I have left before I can be comfortable about being reimbursed by Aetna for the Maverick disc. Otherwise I'll have to sell one of the kids or borrow money from Rocco's Scrapyard and Loan Company. I'd bet I could get in trouble for either one of those options.

Thanks for your help,

Bob
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04/06 L5/S1 Rupture
05/06 MRI shows DDD @ L2-S1
06/06 Diskectomy/ Laminotomy L5/S1
04/07 Recurrent Disc L5/S1
4 Ortho and 1 Neuro Surgeon, 5 MRIs, 1 EGM, 1 Myleogram & 11 EDIs later:
03/27/09 L4/5 & L5/S1 Maverick disc at Stenum
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