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After 2 Denials - I'm Approved For Lap Band Surgery!!!!!

OMG!!!! I am soooooo excited, got a call today from BCBSI telling me that I'm approved..I burst into tears when I got the news...Now waiting for them to fax approval letter to dr's office so that I can schedule my surgery date. Thank you Jesus

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Congrats!

Why did they deny u, and how long do u hv to wait to resubmit paperwork once u were denied, I'm still waiting for an answer

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i was denied the 1st time b/c i have a BMI of 35 and only had high blood pressure. I took it upon myself and scheduled a sleep study and have sleep apnea and had the dr submit additional paperwork the week after my denial. I called EVERY day to BCBS to check status and a week after dr submitted additional paperwork they told me that I was denied again. Said that they had no BMI info and i had no co morbitities. I argues with the rep until she looked thru the paperwork that dr sent in and she found it and resubmitted to medical review. I got a call today fromBCBS telling me that I'M APPROVED....

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@ rn2012, how long have you been waiting?? Don't wait for letter, you need to call the insurance company, b/c after my dr resubmitted my paperwork on 11/22 i called on the 28th and they had it just sitting there, it had never gotten forwarded to medical review. So if i wouldn't have called i would still be waiting...

Congrats!

That's super. It took me 1 1/2 years to get finally approved. Banded 11/28/11.

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