Anybody Have Blue Shield ***?

[missmelymelissa 21]

Yes! I got a call today from my Bariatric surgeons office and it was approved! My date is December 12th... So excited!

[mggonzal 54]

Hi!

I'm waiting to hear back from my blue shield *** insurance about approval for my surgery. Does anybody have this insurance and if so' date=' how long did it take to get approved after submitting all the paperwork?[/quote']

I receive the answer 3 weeks later...I spent 2750 dlls on deductible... And after that the insurance said there were not srtrong reasons to approve my surgery since I had no diabetes, blood presure problems or any condition that make my surgery needed... Maybe they didnt read the part that said I was 333 pounds and a 52 bmi... I wasted 4 mo and almost 3k for nothing... Finally I had my surgery in Mexico... Excelent service... Reasonsble price

[thewellkeptwoman 15]

I have BCBS Fed, but I gave them my insurance info at the seminar in April. It took a couple of weeks I think. I did my first pre-op appt. in May this year. They said they would get it all approved as long as I had a sleep study and do a 3-month supervised weight loss.

[missmelymelissa 21]

I'm so sorry to hear that. My insurance fortunately only took a week and a half to approve it. Every insurance is different.

[Ruffus 66]

Yes! I got a call today from my Bariatric surgeons office and it was approved! My date is December 12th... So excited!

Yay! Congrats!

[hurley911 59]

@missmelymelissa

What blue rosa do you have?? I waiting impatiently for mine this week as well.. I have BCbS of Alabama....

[hurley911 59]

Blue cross not blue rosa... Congrats on your approval!!!!! That is awesome!!!!!

[missmelymelissa 21]

Hurley: I have blue shield ***. We submitted everything last Monday an then yesterday I got the call with the approval! So a week and a day!

[hurley911 59]

Nice that is so awesome!! ! Thank you for your reply!! They received ad scanned in the papers last Monday... Still waiting hoping for approval and answer by this week...any day....

[Dee-Texas 5]

Did you have an exclusion in your policy for no weight loss or anything related?

[missmelymelissa 21]

Dee I don't think I understand the question. My insurance was really easy to deal with. There was requirements that I had to fulfill. I did have to lose my pre surgery weight loss goal though.

[Dee-Texas 5]

I have BCBS Texas but had an exclusion. Why I can't have surgery now. I was denied. I was wondered if you also had an exclusion.and still having the sleeve. I wanted to know how you got around the exclusion.

[missmelymelissa 21]

I don't think I have any exclusions. My surgeon said my insurance is pretty easy. Everything went smooth for me. It only took them a week and one day to authorize the surgery.

[Cathys12006 1]

Why was you denied at first ?

[Dee-Texas 5]

I am in the blue cross blue shield risk pool...which by law they can charge me 3 times the normal rate to have insurance this crappy insurance has Any and all weight loss surgery exclusions and all exclusions related to weight loss surgery. It's truly a crime

When my surgeon called they sent a letter denying all weight loss surgery citing the exclusion. I called and tried to appeal... they in essence said too bad so sad. End of story.