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Anthem BCBS of CA Medical Policy
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On my Quest to getting a gastric sleeve, sometimes I have felt lost and confuse with Sooooo much conflicting information.
So I went digging and have found some documents that are plan specific to Anthem BCBS of CA. Remember each individual employer may add or eliminate requirements from these guidelines(also there are different requirements between PPO and H M O plans). So please call your Anthem carrier to find out if any changes have been made to these standard Anthem guidelines.
http://www.anthem.co..._pw_a053317.htm
http://s3.amazonaws....equirements.pdf
I also attached this prior authorization checklist document for Anthem. Also attached is
American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Recommendations. I hope these 3 pieces of information helps speed you up in your approval process. Good luck to everyone out there on their journey!

pw_b138725 (3).doc