# Surgery Date with Dr. Cognetti

**URL:** <https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/surgery-date-with-dr-cognetti/12201>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [September 29, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/surgery-date-with-dr-cognetti/12201 "2022-09-29T18:28:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![lydiah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d07c76/32.png) [@lydiah](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/lydiah)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/surgery-date-with-dr-cognetti/12201/147 "2025-03-10T23:49:36Z")

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Hello,  
I am new to the forum. I am wondering how your surgery went with Dr Cognetti. My insurance will not cover surgery done by Dr. Cognetti but if he’s a good as I hear, I may have to bite the bullet and pay out of pocket.  
Lydia

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**Author:** ![Isaiah\_40\_31](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/isaiah_40_31/32/3054_2.png) [@Isaiah\_40\_31](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Isaiah_40_31)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/surgery-date-with-dr-cognetti/12201/148 "2025-03-11T00:41:54Z")

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@lydiah - As far as I know Dr. Cognetti has the lowest cash price of any of the ES surgeons on our forum. For vascular ES cases, he utilizes the skills of Dr. Heller, a neurosurgeon, in case the transverse process of C1 needs to be shaved. Dr. Heller’s fee is in addition to Dr. Cognetti’s & is higher.

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**Author:** ![lydiah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d07c76/32.png) [@lydiah](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/lydiah)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/surgery-date-with-dr-cognetti/12201/149 "2025-03-11T14:07:51Z")

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Thanks for that information Isaiah!

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**Author:** ![jobby99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jobby99](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/jobby99)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/surgery-date-with-dr-cognetti/12201/150 "2026-03-13T00:55:43Z")

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I think it would be nice if Canada and USA shared doctor networks in PPO plans, but since Canada has its own health plan that makes it difficult. It is sometimes hard to get coverage in the USA with one insurance versus another insurance and your employer dictates what insurance you are using. Being on Medicare in the USA opens up access to most doctors, but the costs can be more expensive than other options. If you are poor in America, you generally receive healthcare that is good for basic things, but a lot of specialists don’t accept Medicaid so you would struggle to treat any rare diseases. I have medicare and am happy with it for the most part. I dislike the huge hospital systems and bureacracy of it, but I know it is far more difficult in Canada to get treatment.

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