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I've been on the phone all day trying to figure out the actual requirements set by triwest... According to my surgeons office tricare requires a 6 month diet plan that is supervised by your pcm, but then when i called the triwest hotline they say that there is no time limit set forth.. I really feel like all the customer service people aren't educated at all on any of the insurance coverage, because all they are reading to me over the phone is what I can access on the tricare webpage under coverages. I'm just getting super frustrated!
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Hi,
Good luck with your consult. Perhaps you've already seen it, but here is our website that explains a little about the procedure:
http://www.uch.edu/c...ter/procedures/
Thanks,
Dan Weaver
University of Colorado Hospital
unfortunately when i went to meet with Dr. Rothchild he turned me away because of my age. I'm 21, and he basically told me i was too young for the surgery. This week i have my consult with Dr. Michael Snyder, and hopefully things will go better with him.
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On dr synders webpage it says that it's $9,800.. Which is very cheap compared to the cost of his other offered surgeries.
Any other Military Wives out there? Tricare South?
in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
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My husband is active duty navy and I went through tricare west. I just had my surgery on September 16, and I felt like the process was fairly easy. I asked my PCM for the referral for surgery, and she submitted it. I had to do 6 months of weigh ins with her and had to make sure she documented what I was doing different in my diet and exercise. I almost had the surgery when we were in the south region and they didn't require the 6 month diet. You can go to the tricare page and search for bariatric surgery in the "what's covered" section and it'll tell you all the requirements