Greg_P

I've completed all Medicare requirements for VSG and will go on my surgeons list for October (I'll get my firm date end of August)! My surgeon says I have a slam dunk claim, and there is no logical reason I would be denied coverage. In my Medicare Administrative Contractors region of G (MN, WI, IL), the hospitial sumbits the claim "after" the surgery is complete. My hostpital feels comfortable with their chances at a successful Medicare claim so VSG here I come! Seems backwards, and potentially risky for both the hostpital and patient but thats the way it works here.
I'm crossing my fingers and hoping the decision making (MAC) approves my VSG claim without making it difficult on me and the hostpital!
Check out this link for more indepth information about how making claims with Medicare for the VSG works....
http://asmbs.org/201...ve-gastrectomy/