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Would Tricare pay for this procedure due to the hernia being removed or the resulting bacterial infection?

savilda20Nov 8, 2016
I developed skin necrosis on my belly button along with a light pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterial infection after a tummy tuck. I also had a hernia which was fixed during surgery. Is it likely that Tricare would pay for this procedure due to the hernia being removed or the resulting bacterial infection?

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