Does Medicaid pay for a spinal stimulator implant for treatment of chronic pain?!
Question:
Does Medicaid pay for a spinal stimulator implant for treatment of chronic pain?
I have a friend who does not want back surgery. Does Medicaid pay for the spinal stimulator which is implanted directly under the skin and used to control pain?
Answers:
Yes they should pay for it; my doctor did say once that medicade and medicare do pay for the implant and the trials. Most insurance companies do pay for it, but they should check just to make sure. It is a fairly expensive surgery, and the worst part is because I have Keloid scarring condition that I've had the surgery done 4 times because my scar tissue picks up the leads and carries them away, but besides that I've been really glad with the pain relief that I've gotten.