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How long did it take your insurance respond to the request for approval once submitted?

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How long did it take your insurance respond to the request for approval once submitted?

I have United Healthcare for Railroad Employees through my husband and I was approved in a week.

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I have United Healthcare for Republic Svcs and my approval took two weeks. I started my PRE op diet the following Momday & was sleeved 2 1/2 weeks later.

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How long did it take your insurance respond to the request for approval once submitted?

I have BC/BS I have been waiting 3 weeks friday... im calling today to see whats the hold up.

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It varies A LOT by insurance company. If you call your company, they will tell you what their timeline is. Here's an example of how widely it varies. I submitted with Cigna initially. Their timeframe is at least 20, but no more than 30 business days. They denied my first submission, and that denial took 30 days. I appealed, and they approved. That appeal took 30 days. I submitted to BCBS and it took a little less than 2 days to be approved.

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I have BC/BS I have been waiting 3 weeks friday... im calling today to see whats the hold up.

ok called insurance this morning and was APPROVED as of April 4th. Doctors office just has to wait on paper work. So in all right at 3 weeks after all paper work was submitted.

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I have UHC Choice Plus, They submitted my information on a Tuesday and I was approved and scheduled the following Tuesday.

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