Thanks for the clarification, it's a big relief. My surgeon told me that the portion of the cost, which insurance wouldn't pay, if I wanted the hybrid surgery would be about $8000.00. That is for Prodisc-L at L4-5 with insurance paying for fusion at L5-S1. Having the surgery all at once means that insurance would end up paying for all the incidentals for spine surgery in general, and all I would have to pay would be those things that are specific to the ADR. I guess that helps a little.
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Cathy
46 years old. 12-15 years of intermittent pain, 2 years with constant pain.
DDD, L4-5 and L5-S1, pain confirmed by discogram.
PT, ESI's, Facet injection and block, Acupuncture - all no help.
2-level (Prodisc-L) ADR surgery with Dr. Bertagnoli, May 26, 2009.
Currently taking Opana-ER (tapering off) and oxycodone
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