Any FEP Blue members out there? How was your approval process. i only have 4 things to submit:

A letter of necessity from my primary doctor

An upper GI endoscopy

A nutrition visit

A Psych eval.

All of which I will have by next week.

Hoping approval is swift

I'm a retired federal employee with Anthem B/C B/S. I need all of the above and 4 visits with a nutritionist. It will take 3-4 months. I just started the process 2 weeks ago. It puts me into right after Thanksgiving. Bummer. Would rather have it right now. Let me know if this really happens.

Moke

After you get all of the things that you need the process should be pretty easy. I got approved first time!

U also need three months of supervised visits from ur doctor and the approval took one week after they sent the paperwork in

U also need three months of supervised visits from ur doctor and the approval took one week after they sent the paperwork in

I think it depends on the intermediary for your state. My fepblue does not require 3 months, just the letter from the pcp, one nut visit one psych visit. My surgeon requires the upper endoscopy to make sure I don't have ulcers.

I think it depends on the intermediary for your state. My fepblue does not require 3 months' date=' just the letter from the pcp, one nut visit one psych visit. My surgeon requires the upper endoscopy to make sure I don't have ulcers.[/quote']

Oh wow I thought it was all the same

The nurse at the bariatric center told me no, at my consult. I hope she's right. They called directly to fepblue to get the requirements. Uggh. Now I am nervous. I'll know for sure next week.

Please let us know if it was that easy for you. What state are you in? I'm in Ohio. If this is true I could have what I need done this month and be on my way. That would be nice not to have to wait till the end of the year.

Please let us know if it was that easy for you. What state are you in? I'm in Ohio. If this is true I could have what I need done this month and be on my way. That would be nice not to have to wait till the end of the year.

I am in CT. My husband also has his own fep blue standard option. He would have to pay more if he was to have the sleeve done . With basic, you have to use a preferred provider and hospital, standard you don't, i wonder if there are more rules to the standard option because of this.

I have FED BCBS Basic. I was approved within 48 hours. My surgeons office told me that BCBS Fed is one of the fastest insurance companies to review records. I did have to do 3 NUT visits. I guess that requirement varies...!

Congrats..I have FEP BCBS BASIC n ready to be sleeved.