On Nov 27th I completed all of my requirements for my insurance bcbs Anthem

On Dec 5 my information was submitted. My concern is not whether it'll be approved but if my employer covers it.

I checked all over Anthem's website and I couldn't find any detail on my employers coverage. The actual plan DOES cover the surgery.

I called anthem back in September when I was thinking about getting the lapband, and asked if they covered the lapband. The rep said they covered the lapband only. I spoke with the insurance guy at my surgeon office about this and I guess he had the plans details, he said the sleeve was covered. I asked specifically about MY employer, he said yes. So on Monday I will be calling Anthem again. I'm so WORRIED, I've done everything and got my tentative surgery date.

I really don't want to get my hopes up only for them to be torn down.

If you all only had the choice of going with lapband, what would you do??

Your surgeon's office will probably code it so it gets covered. You can also call your surgen's office and ask for the ICD-9 code they bill under and call your insurance to make sure that particular code is covered. You wouldn't want to get a bill after the fact....just saying

Thanks so much for response. My surgeon is in their network. Is that code for the actual procedure or just for the billing part?