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Can you give me reassurance on how long it took for your insurance to approve you for surgery?

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My paperwork was submitted to both of my insurances on April 22....primary insurance approved April 28 and secondary approved about 1 week later. My surgeon said they have never seen more than 3 weeks for approval.

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A day, but it really depends on your insurance type.

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My docs office scheduled the surgery for 3 weeks out and I was approved in 2 weeks. I stayed over 1 night and ironically I was approved for the hospital stay before I was approved for the surgery!

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I was approved in 4 days!

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I have UHC, all my paperwork was submitted March 5th (2010) and approved by UHC on March 9th - 2 days!!! My doctor's office is very efficient with submittal.

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12 business days from BCBSIL, and my hospital is a BCBS Center of Bariatric Excellence! Nobody could tell me why it took so long, but I was approved on the first submission.

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I was approved in less than 5 hours! I was completely amazed. :rolleyes:

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Can you give me reassurance on how long it took for your insurance to approve you for surgery?

My paperwork was submitted on 5-12-10 and I am still waiting. My surgeons office has called three times and she keeps getting told it is in review. I have called twice and still told its in review - as of today however 6-2-10 we were told it was forwarded on to Pensylvania (and I am not sure why or if this is good or bad)

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I was approved today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My paperwork was submitted 5.17.2010. I called my insurance on 5.26.2010 and she told me it was just sitting here because my surgeons office did not fill out something correctly. So I called my surgeons office 5.27.2010 so they can refax the information....so considering the holiday and the weekend....it took 3 days....yay me!!!

Good luck 2 you! That was my biggest fear~

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My paperwork was received by my insurance on May 5,2010. I am still waiting for an approval. I have called several times a week for the past three weeks and have been told it is still in review. I have been waiting now for seven months to get this lapband!!!

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I just got the call - I am approved AS OF TODAY - It took e x a c t l y - fourteen biz days. So with the holiday and the weekends it was 21-22 days....

I am on the books for surgery next tuesday the 8th. I am excited and want to wish all of you that are still waiting for a call - may it come today...... :biggrin:

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It took me 1 day to get my insurance (BCBSGA) approval. To get a surgery date took a lot longer. lol go figure.

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United Health Care, waited 1 month was denied. Resubmitted and approved in 1 week....bizzare

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submitted on Tuesday morning and I received a call from my Surgen's office the next day around 2pm. I was so surprised that it was that quick.

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