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Spinal Fusion Benefits Spinal fusion benefits often help alleviate pain from compression of spinal nerves due to excessive vertebral motion or slippage. The majority of patients who undergo a laminectomy with spinal fusion experience considerable relief from back pain symptoms from conditions such as spinal stenosis (Houten, 2003).
The news was startling: 87 percent of customers who had spinal fusion to treat pain due to wear and tear on spinal discs were still in so much pain two years later that they needed more therapies or drugs. Nearly 15 percent had more surgery. Total cost of the post-surgery claims: $11 million. That's on top of the initial fusion surgeries, which can carry price tags of $100,000 each, though insurers don't pay that much. There is a growing number of private insurers that limit the circumstances in which they'll pay for spinal fusions.