Precice 2.2 Diary - Baltimore w/ Dr Assayag (April 2021)

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Yeah hm... What will you use for nail removal? Pay Assayag out of pocket?

I'm debating whether I can became a part time online student in a cheap university not too far away from assayag https://shs.gmu.edu/insurance/ - > Then I would try to get on their school PPO healthcare plan, I was going to a class somewhere anyway

They have a Aetna ACA compliant PPO

But how do we find out the codes / numbers to verify with Dr. Assayag and insurance that nail removal would be covered? What kind of code or number would we need to give to the insurance to verify beforehand?

I am trying to avoid going to India because I'm afraid of the covid variants but before I was thinking Parihar for nail removal, not sure how much that costs

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Yeah hm... What will you use for nail removal? Pay Assayag out of pocket?

I'm debating whether I can became a part time online student in a cheap university not too far away from assayag https://shs.gmu.edu/insurance/ - > Then I would try to get on their school PPO healthcare plan, I was going to a class somewhere anyway

They have a Aetna ACA compliant PPO

But how do we find out the codes / numbers to verify with Dr. Assayag and insurance that nail removal would be covered? What kind of code or number would we need to give to the insurance to verify beforehand?

I am trying to avoid going to India because I'm afraid of the covid variants but before I was thinking Parihar for nail removal, not sure how much that costs

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Quote from: SpeedDialer on August 31, 2021, 06:09:22 PMYeah hm... What will you use for nail removal? Pay Assayag out of pocket?

I'm debating whether I can became a part time online student in a cheap university not too far away from assayag https://shs.gmu.edu/insurance/ - > Then I would try to get on their school PPO healthcare plan, I was going to a class somewhere anyway

They have a Aetna ACA compliant PPO

But how do we find out the codes / numbers to verify with Dr. Assayag and insurance that nail removal would be covered? What kind of code or number would we need to give to the insurance to verify beforehand?

I am trying to avoid going to India because I'm afraid of the covid variants but before I was thinking Parihar for nail removal, not sure how much that costs

He's in-network in my insurance, I have Aetna. I should still doublecheck whether removal will be covered though, I have to do that. You can email him or another American surgeon and ask him what CPT and/or ICD codes he has to bill nail removal under

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Quote from: SpeedDialer on August 31, 2021, 06:09:22 PMYeah hm... What will you use for nail removal? Pay Assayag out of pocket?

I'm debating whether I can became a part time online student in a cheap university not too far away from assayag https://shs.gmu.edu/insurance/ - > Then I would try to get on their school PPO healthcare plan, I was going to a class somewhere anyway

They have a Aetna ACA compliant PPO

But how do we find out the codes / numbers to verify with Dr. Assayag and insurance that nail removal would be covered? What kind of code or number would we need to give to the insurance to verify beforehand?

I am trying to avoid going to India because I'm afraid of the covid variants but before I was thinking Parihar for nail removal, not sure how much that costs

He's in-network in my insurance, I have Aetna. I should still doublecheck whether removal will be covered though, I have to do that. You can email him or another American surgeon and ask him what CPT and/or ICD codes he has to bill nail removal under

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Week 3!

walking, getting up from a chair, wall sits: https://imgur.com/a/CRRMqW5

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!! Looking great!

When does Assayag recommend doing nail removal and how long does it usually take to recover?

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I think it’s when he judges your bone to be healed enough, which is typically around a year. and from what i’ve read/seen on interviews and diaries, it takes around 6 weeks (give or take) to recover from it.

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Your journal is very helpful.  Thank you for the spreadsheets and giving back to the community in such a big way.

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Quote from: LU213 on September 19, 2021, 06:05:50 AMYour journal is very helpful.  Thank you for the spreadsheets and giving back to the community in such a big way.

of course! so glad it's helpful. even though this forum can be a little wild at times, i'm so glad it exists because i've learned so much from it.

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How's your recovery so far, ab608? Are you able to go up and down stairs? Has the numbness in your shins gone away at all?