Any experience with the DRX9000 compared to other decompression machines?!
Question:
Any experience with the DRX9000 compared to other decompression machines?
How many treatments would be expected for 2 herniated discs and any one know approximate cost and if Medicare will pay?
Answers:
The Drx9000 is the most expensive machine on the market...and the drs using it usually charge more. There are several other machines on the market that perform just as well without all the hype. SpineMed, Optima, Triton DTS(the new model, not the old one) AccuSpina are all good machines.
What makes a good machine is the pressure it can create between the decompressed vertebrae. This pressure is whats needed to facilitate healing in the disc.
Typically, someone with herniated discs in the lumbar spine would need 20 consecutive treatments to achieve results. This would be done 5 days a week for 4 weeks. But, every patient is different. It may take more treatments, but most programs are a minimum of 20 treatments. Your treatment may also include heat/ice therapy, core strengthing, and other therapeutic treatments.
The costs vary from dr to dr. On average, the treatments cost between $150 to $200 per session. Our premium program is $5800, consisting of 24 visits including heat and ice and cold laser therapy. I think across the board this is about the average.
Be very careful about clinics that tell you your insurance will pay. Insurance companies will not cover Spinal Decompression. They consider it an elective procedure and we all know how your insurance feels about elective procedures. A clinic that can get your insurance to actually pay may not be completely honest in their billing practices, putting you at risk with your insurance company.
Reputable clinics will offer affordable financing options either in house or with a medical financing company. Some clinics will bill your insurance as a courtesy, because some companies will allow some of it to be credited to your out of pocket or deductible.
Medicare and Medicaid will not pay for spinal decompression.
I wish you well...86% of herniated disc patients get relief from decompression. I hope you find this a viable treatment option.