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, how long did it take to get approved after submitting all the paperwork?

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

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.

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

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

Yay! Congrats!

@missmelymelissa

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

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

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!

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....

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

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.

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.

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.

Why was you denied at first ?

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.

Still waiting! Cannot believe it has taken close to 3 weeks .... File is in process... If I get denied guess its off to Mexico for me.... After all the hoops I better be approved!!!