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Actually it was your doctor that requested the wrong one, and the insurance company (HMO) only has 72 business hours to process a referral. Good thing you are in CA and I know that already. I used to work for a medical group proceessing referrals.
The paperwork from the orthopedics was correct, someone between my general dr (I hand carried the paperwork to the office there) and the HMO approval letter it went awry. I have IEHP, and it takes 3 weeks to get the approval (not sure where it gums up, just that it does). Net result 3 weeks to get the referral letter back, so I can get new scans and get back to the ortho's.
If I were you I would push the issue - tell your doctor to ask for emergency approval and then they only have 24 hours to approve or deny it. After that, it is automatic approval.