I have highmark west Virginia bcbs insurance and i have a pre-screening on November 5th for lap band...im worried that they will denie me

I would call them first to see if they pay for any bariatric surgeries. I have BC/BS of Texas they do not. Thankfully I had different insurance at the time I had mine done. Just call them they will tell you up front so you know ahead of time.

Agree! Call them. The customer service people are really nice. The woman was so nice at BC/BSIL that I cried on the phone when she told me she was happy for me that I made the decision to do this and it's something she's been thinking about doing. You might also be able to find information online from their website if you can get your plan documents--but sometimes those are hard to find. Generally if they cover the surgery at all, a 40+ BMI and another co-morbidity (diabetes, high blood pressure. depression, etc.) will qualify you. I didn't have a co-morbidity, but my weight and BMI did the trick. Had my second fill today and the doctor was very pleased with my progress! Good luck!

i have blue cross blueshierl IL and had no problem with them paying,, im 56 yrs old weigh 235 and take cholesterol meds,,, i only have to pay my $1500 deductable but thats better than $9000 for surg,,, they only required me to see nutritonlist and have physchiarist eval,, (which is no big deal) its all done right there at true results where i plan to have my procedure done,,, goood luck

My bmi is 46.59, i am borderline diabetic, i have insulin resistance, my periods have completely stopped

Then you should be fine. But after the surgery and you lose weight just know your flood gates will open again ah ha ha

Thats what im hoping for...

Thats what im hoping for...

be positive

dont worry about things until something happens to worry

Im trying not to worry...