I have Blue Shield EPO in the Central Valley CA area. Just wondering if anyone else has gotten the band done with this insurance. I am told that I only need three things to get approval. I need to meet with a PCP, psych and dietician. I have meet with everything but the dietician. I meet with her in 2 weeks. Just wondering if after all is complete how long the process to get approval was frmo someone with the same type of coverage. Thanks.

I have Blue cross/blue shield and had no issues getting approved. Every insurance company is different and has different policies for each different plan.

Here is what I did:

1. Went to my insurance website, looked at the overview of my coverage.

2. Sent them an email asking if the procedure was covered- they responded withtin 24 hours, told me the procedure is covered 100% as long as all the pre-op qualification is done and told me what I needed.

3. I printed a copy of this email and gave it to my surgeons office.

The surgeons office handled all the rest and we had no problems.

Hope it goes well for everyone having a problem or concern over insurance

I just talked with the insurance company and I was approved for surgery, today.....it only took 5 days for approval...yeah.