Question regarding 6 month diet

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I have Cigna insurance. They require 6 months of a supervised diet.

My question is this, I first saw my diet doc on march 10th. Would 6 months be Augusts 10th or Sept 10th? :tongue_smilie:

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

My surgeon's office won't make an appt with me until Insurance is approved unless I want to pay for program fees up front. And if Ins doesn't cover There is no way I can afford surgery for at least another year.

I know its splitting hairs but i would love to get the ball rolling here.

Thanks in advance. Tracey

[LittleSteve 4]

My Maths work it out as Sep 10th

[thisislou 13]

My doctor/insurance company wanted a 3 month suprvised diet. Which needed documented info of every visit -- so I had to start over -took me 2 months longer. I did have 3 visits during the previous 4 months but since one month was skipped - i needed 2 more appointments. The process is long but worth it... hang in there.

Lou

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Thanks, I get the math, but to look at some peoples responses on other boards it's not actually clear if its 6 office visits or 26 actual weeks on a supervised diet. I actually saw the Doctor a week before I started the diet.

[stephany48463 1]

BCBS IL told me it was 6 visits and I was just approved friday with just the 6 visits.

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Thank you Stephany48463.

That is what I suspected.

I think after my appt next week I will have my PCP send everything to the surgeons office and see if they'll submit with 6 visits. I also have all of my weight watchers note for the last 5 months too.

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This is the response I received from the Cigna representative.

Hi Tracey

The requirement for the physician directed weight loss is six continuous months, with documentation done monthly by your doctor of the current weight, diet program and physical activity. Our authorizations department would look for approximately two years of weight history in order to make their determination.

If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to let me know. You can also review our coverage position on bariatric surgery at http://www.cigna.com/customer