The most common workers compensation neck surgeries that result in Category IV ratings are cervical fusions. DRE Cervical Category IV ratings of 25 to 28 percent to the body as a whole If surgery improves or cures the radiculopathy, it is not clear whether you have to have the MRI showing the herniated disk in order to get a Category III rating of 15 to 18 percent to the body as a whole. In the case of surgery, it also says this rating covers “improvement of radiculopathy following surgery”. This would typically be an MRI which shows a herniated disk where the doctor would expect it. It discusses an imaging study which verifies a herniated disk that is the likely cause of the radiculopathy. The rest of the definition of this rating is a little more confusing. This likely means you have pain, weakness, or numbness radiating from your spine into another area of your body as a result of nerve compression. So, what does that mean? The definition has three important parts. The part of the category that talks about surgery says, “individual had clinically significant radiculopathy, verified by an imaging study that demonstrates a herniated disk at the level and on the side expected from objective clinical findings with radiculopathy or with improvement of radiculopathy following surgery.” This is usually the lowest category rating that you see following neck surgery in a Georgia workers compensation case. DRE Cervical Category III ratings of 15 to 18 percent to the body as a whole Almost all neck surgeries fall into Category III, IV, or V.
Using this method, neck injuries fall into one of five different categories. There are a few different ways that doctors might rate a neck surgery, but the most common method is the Diagnosis-Related Estimates Method which is known as DRE. Most workers compensation neck injuries are rated using that chapter. The spine is covered in Chapter 15 of that book. Currently, doctors have to use the 5th Edition of the American Medical Association’s Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. Georgia law requires doctors to use a certain book to assign your permanent partial disability rating. What should my permanent partial disability rating be for my neck surgery? If you would like to find out more about permanent partial disability benefits (including when the insurance company pays them and when you should receive your rating), I would suggest reading this article. In this article, I am going to focus specifically on permanent partial disability benefits for neck injuries under Georgia law. These permanent partial disability benefits provide some compensation for the permanent loss of use from your injury.
Under Georgia law, you should receive permanent partial disability benefits when you suffer a permanent impairment as a result of a work related injury.
If workers compensation pays for your neck surgery, you may very well end up with some degree of permanent impairment as a result of your neck injury. Some of the most common types of neck surgeries performed in workers compensation cases include: The decision about whether you need neck surgery and which type of surgery would be best for your should be made by you and your doctor.ĭoctors perform many different types of neck surgery to relieve pain from work injuries. Most recently, Union General was named one of Georgia's Top 10 Hospitals by the Georgia Trend magazine. The hospital's commitment to provide the most sophisticated and compassionate care is making them the first choice provider of comprehensive medical care in the region.Surgery may be necessary if you suffer a serious neck injury at work. The Women's Choice Award recognized Union General Hospital as one of "America's 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience" four years in a row. Recognized for outstanding efforts, Union General received Chest Pain Center Accreditation and Advanced Heart Failure Accreditation from the American College of Cardiology. Our convenient location gives us a central point to meet the needs of communities located in the surrounding areas of Northeast Georgia, Western North Carolina and East Tennessee. Union General is a newly renovated, 45-bed, not-for-profit healthcare facility located in the beautiful mountains of Northeast Georgia. Union General Hospital opened as a small outpatient clinic in 1959, but since has evolved into one of the most modern and progressive hospitals in the state of Georgia.
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