erica2185

@@erica2185 if you do have to do the 6 month weigh in see if your Primary Dr. would be willing to provide you with weights taken at appointments going back 6 months and that should satisfy the insurance company.

@@mylastchance21,
That is awesome! I know this post is for UHC, I just couldn't help to read more.
I hope BCBS does that for me. I'm in month 3 of nutritional visits. :-)
Best of luck to you @@erica2185! You're definitely a candidate.

I had United Health Care when I had my surgery 2 years ago. They have strict policies but given you have a BMI over 40 you wont even need comorbitities.
They did require that I use a Bariatric Center Of Excellence and that I had a supervised 6 month diet with that center of excellence.
I had all my ducks in a row and they submitted at 9am in the morning and by 1pm the surgeons office was calling me to schedule because I had been approved. My BMI was 44 and I did have 4 of the 5 comorbitities.
Surgery for me was a piece of cake (pardon...) but it took some getting used to the new eating plan. I have since lost 152lbs and am at a normal healthy weight.
All my comorbitities are gone and some serious illnesses in remission.
I have since begun plastics because I have alot of loose skin and it is exciting in this whole new body.
Best of luck to you!

I have united healthcare. But I think it depends on ur state too. Ur bmi and everything else u should be qualified. I had to lose 5% of my body weight which was like 24 lbs in 6mos with a nutritionist.

I have UHC through my employer and the process has been easier then I imagined. I actually got approved before completing my 6 nutritional visits, I only did 4. File was submitted and approved in 3 days. BMI over 40 and no comorbitities. My surgery is scheduled for 11/3
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I have uhc too and had to complete the 6 month supervised weight loss and lost over 30 pounds in that time. I was told they wanted to see that I could follow the plan and be successful during that period. Honestly I think it helped me a lot to have that time, adjust my lifestyle and really understand what I was doing to my life with this surgery. Also they offered me a nurse line to help with the process, it was free and she helped me with some of the insurance details that got me approved faster
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I have UH in georgia. @@sammy246 is correct. Uh also required a 6 month supervised weight program, with monthly nutrition appointments, psych evaluation, and Fitness evaluation. Mine did not indicate any required weight loss, but they do want to see you are losing weight and making an effort. Call your insurance company and ask if your plan covers bariatric procedures. Good luck to you!

Each plan or policy can have different requirements for approval. Your best bet is to call and get specifics for your coverage.