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2-0810 Exhibit 3: General Guidelines for Review <strong>of</strong> Non-Emergency Back Surgery<br />

1. The surgical procedure planned by the treating physician must be related to the claimant's accepted<br />

condition.<br />

2. The medical reports available in the claim file should provide sufficient information to support a<br />

decision as to the appropriateness <strong>of</strong> surgery. In instances where you judge the information to be<br />

insufficient, please indicate so and return the file with your reasons.<br />

3. The history, physical examination, and/or results <strong>of</strong> pertinent diagnostic procedures must support a<br />

specific diagnosis, and must support a finding that the disorder warrants the proposed surgical<br />

intervention according to current medical concepts. In addition, the proposed surgical procedure should<br />

be within the realm <strong>of</strong> accepted medical practice.<br />

4. As appropriate, an adequate trial <strong>of</strong> conservative treatment has been attempted prior to the decision to<br />

perform surgery.<br />

5. Your charges must be submitted on the HEALTH INSURANCE CLAIM FORM, HCFA-1500, one <strong>of</strong> which is<br />

enclosed with each medical record. It contains the proper code for use in our <strong>of</strong>fice, SURB1, which is<br />

entered in section 24c <strong>of</strong> the form. No other codes may be used.<br />

<strong>FECA</strong>-<strong>PT2</strong> Printed: 06/08/2010 357

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