I am hoping to have VSG approval from UHC - Options PPO later in March or early April.

Wondering if anyone else has had this coverage with the Bariatric option and how your approval process went??

They are not covering anything pre-op or post-op; only the surgery and facility.

I will be sleeved @ Vanderbilt in Nashville, TN.

Congrats to all that have made it through this process and can now see the light at the end of the tunnel! Hope to join you soon

Praying your journey is smooth!

yay, yea thats the same plan i have! Private room and all, it was more like i was in a hotel than a hospital lol love my health care plan its awesome!!! they require the six month supervised visits, medical history if any.. but mines was approved i guess based on my weight height n the six month evaluation i guess.. it seemed like it took forever but it went by fast.. sleeved monday the 5, feeling good loving my sleeve!!!

Vandy submitted to UHC last Friday and UHC gave verbal approval on Thursday (4 days later). Waiting for letter in the mail and surgery will be scheduled.

United Healthcare only took 4 business days to return an APPROVAL! Yippee . . . May 10th is the date!

@ HotRod67..... How did you get approved and scheduled for your surgery so fast? UHC did not require any type of pre op diet or anythig? I have my initial visit with my surgeon tomorrow, I have UHC PPO. Thanks and I'm so happy for you.

UHC took 3 business days to approve -they are absolutely great to work with!!!

Thanks mufasas-mom! Did you have any pre op requirements?

yes - 6 months of weigh-in visits - and nutritionist (2 of them) - psych eval (which was quite fun) - ekg, pulmonary clearance, blood work, then tested for H-pylori - then submitted to insurance. all in all it went by fast and i was very glad to have the 6 months to get mentally prepared for surgery and to purchase all the stuff I'll need (shakes, blenders, vitamins etc). Call the back of your insurance card to see exactly what your version of UHC requires as each company has their own clauses. good luck

Thank you so much for all the info.. I will know more after tomorrow and let you know how it goes. Thanks again..

O.k. so I went for my first visit. I met with Dr. Brent W. Allain Jr. with The surgeons Group of Baton Rouge yesterday. He is really nice and so was his staff. He made me feel comfortable and answered all my questions. I am waiting to hear from my coordinator, Josette today, to see what she finds out from UHC, as far as pre op requirements and stuff. I'm so excited and nervous. I am a very impatient person... LOL... Wish me Luck!

UHC is awesome when it comes to approvals. If the doctor's office in question is on top of their game, submitting everything requested, it should be a breeze. My doctor's office submitted on a Monday afternoon and by Friday mid-day I had my approval via phone call from my bariatric care coordinator. She called me before the surgeon's office did!