anyone know if there is still a 6 month pre op diet for bcbs To get approved

anyone know if there is still a 6 month pre op diet for bcbs To get approved

I'm currently waiting approval & have BCBS of IL too...I was told that the 6 month pre op diet is no longer inforced. I'm going to the Illinois Bariatric Center and it actually says it on their site, that it's easier to get approval in IL now. There is also a post with many responses in the Insurance section about BCBS of IL if you wanna check it out!

When I had mine in 2011 it was 3 months. A girl at work just got it and they had changed back to 6 months. I have heard it is supposed to be dropping back down though. Just give them a call.

The supervised diet requirement was lifted Feb 1st. I had my surgery March 16th at DayOne Health in Chicago.

I called and they said the same thing I'm sooo relieved I thought I was gonna have to go through hell before I could get it

Just got mine 8 days ago. We also have BCBS of IL. They were SO NICE about it. No diet requirement anymore. They did require the psych eval., tho. Approval was swift. I don't think they cover fills, tho.

Good luck!!

I have BCBS of IL and I got my lapband 9/15/11. Congrats to those of you who are looking to get the approval. I had to do 6 months of supervised diet, but have to admit that it went quicker than I expected it would. Some companies exclude bariatric procedures, but when BCBS IL approves your surgery, they deem it as medically necessary, and they do cover all maintence required as well - and that includes fills. I too thought that they would not cover fills - but I've had a fill every month since being banded, and they've covered every fill.

I have BCBS of IL and was approved today. It took 13 days. No pre-op diet, my signature shows my process! Good Luck!