I'm not sure if this is the correct place to ask this but... I need health insurance so I dont have to pay such huge amounts to see the bariatric doc and am considering bluecross/blueshield. I am from North Carolina and I was wondering if anyone else in North Carolina used BCBSNC and which plan was the best? And how long did it take to approve? I haven't seen a doctor yet (my mother has) and I'm wanted to get started on this. Thanks for any help!

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to ask this but... I need health insurance so I dont have to pay such huge amounts to see the bariatric doc and am considering bluecross/blueshield. I am from North Carolina and I was wondering if anyone else in North Carolina used BCBSNC and which plan was the best? And how long did it take to approve? I haven't seen a doctor yet (my mother has) and I'm wanted to get started on this. Thanks for any help!

I don't know if this will be of any help bc I'm not from NC, but I have bcbs and the hospital where I had my surgery was designated as a BCBS bariatric center of excellence. I had no issues at all getting approved (it took like an hour for them to tell me everything was all good). You should see if there is a BCBS center of excellence near you (or if you've chosen a dr, see if his hospital is a center of excellence).

I don't live in NC but I have heard that BCBS HMO have been good with approving surgery but with all the insurance companies you will have hoops to follow.

If your getting insurance now just for this I believe Oxford is your best option.

As far as I know they are the only one's not requiring a 6 month diet in order to be eligible for surgery.

I'm having a little trouble navigating through this site. Someone asked me a few says back for Aetna to see if they were approved or not for surgery. The number is 1-800-636-4297.

Yes... I am soooo thankful that I have Oxford as well & that they do not require any pre-op diet. I know that Aetna requires a 3 month pre-op diet... Aren't you glad you have Oxford???? I am.

I have health partners and all they require is 5 15-30 min phone calls every 10-14 days befor aproval.im in MN though.