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Old 04-17-2015, 03:38 PM
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Update on Dr. Ronzo and Dr. Bono.
of Gulf Coast Spine Institute and Biospine in Tampa.

My daughter had the minimal invasive surgery yeaterday. All went as expected and 5 hours later she walked to the car!!!!

While at the Biospine location I did have a chance to talk to Dr. Bono about medicare. He confirmed again the new facility is not covered by medicare and could "take a year or two to get approved". That is approval for the facility. The doctors are coverd by medicare.

I know I stated it before but for me to have the surgery at their new facility would cost around $13,000. I am fortunate to have a condition that is chronic. And I can extend the time between episodes by being more careful.
I continue my search for medicare approved coverage for the minimally invasive procedure.