BODZIONY v. BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD

No. WD 71925.

332 S.W.3d 900 (2011)

Joseph BODZIONY, Appellant, v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS CITY, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

February 15, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Boyd and Brianne Niemann , Kansas City, MO, for appellant.

John W. Cowden , and Jarod G. Goff , Kansas City, MO, for respondent.

Before: JOSEPH M. ELLIS, P.J., and ALOK AHUJA and KAREN KING MITCHELL, JJ.


ALOK AHUJA, Judge.

Joseph Bodziony suffered a work-related shoulder injury which eventually required surgery. His health insurer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, initially paid his medical bills. Bodziony later filed a workers' compensation claim. He was denied recovery of his surgical costs because he had not given his employer advance notice and an opportunity to select his medical providers.

Upon learning that Bodziony's injury was work-related...

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