@shannonjp I think your son will need to call his insurance company and ask about coverage for second opinions. Typically insurance does cover other opinions, but you need to confirm this, and also confirm that every doctor and facility is in your network for your insurance coverage.

I'm sorry about having to have a spine injection to please the insurance company. They carry some big risks, and I think you could protest against it if he doesn't want to do it. I had a bad reaction to an epidural injection and I think it was an allergy to a component in the material injected which I think was polyethylene glycol. I won't do them again. The epidural injections are not FDA approved.

How does your son want to proceed?