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Insurance Question

For those of you who have Blue Cross Blue Shield can you tell me your experience and how long did it take for you to get approved or rejected. Thanks

Just wanted everyone to know I called bcbs and received my approval. My request was submitted on Sept 25th and it was approved on the 27th yeah so it was a three day turnaround.

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I have bcbs in Boston. I was approved 2 weeks after they submitted the paperwork.

I have Blue Shield of CA and have read that BCBS can be as quick as 2 days and as slow as 2 weeks. I for one will be stalking my pre-authorization ladies until I have an answer. ;-)

I have BCBS. I had to do the 6 months with the NUT. As soon as I finished with that they turned in the paperwork and 1 week later I was approved! I thought it would take a lot longer.

Was not happy about the 6 months but after doing it... I am so happy I did! It really made a difference.

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Thanks so much for your response. I was told 2 weeks or more just wanted to know thanks.

empire bcbs (ny) and i got a letter about 10 days after submission, so it was only a few business days.

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BCBS Federal Basic was 2 days once packet was submitted. There was a required 3 month Nut supervised diet, psych eval, and I had sleep study documentation and CPAP fitting prior to the submission.

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