I have Cigna and will be starting the medically supervised diet next week. My BMI is just above 36. Does the insurance company look at your BMI before or after the diet? If is drops below 35 with the diet will that affect my chances for approval?

Hmm. I'd like to know too. Some people say they go by your first ever weigh-in at your consult with the surgeon but idk

My surgeon told me that the weight that is used is the weight at my first consult with her! Check with your doctors though to be sure!!

thanks. i'll find out and let you know too.

I was told that they go by the initial consultation weight, however my coordinator did tell me when I was sending in my last month's paperwork for my diet to make sure NOT to send her any paperwork with a weight lower than that I had recorded for the last month, since I was right on the 40 line and without any co-morbidities. Luckily that wasn't an issue since I didn't have any more paperwork to send them!

Thanks. I was going to start my 3 month diet with my PCP next week but now I think I should wait. My consultation with the surgeon isn't until September 7th. I thought I should start with the diet so I can get it over with because I want to have the surgery before the year is over since I heave met my deductible for the year. But I don't want it to make my consultation weight lower. Ugh. so frustrating. I don't know what to do. Maybe I can start the diet but not lose any weight the first month? But then I'm afraid it won't look like I'm motivated to the insurance company. I don't know the right answer!!