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I am on my last class for Cigna,and was now told today by the Dr office I can not make an appointment with a dietician until a month after my last class is finished? Has anyone had this trouble?

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I was told Cigna now requires a full 90 day.

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I full 90 days after your last class to see a dietcian?

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I had to have 4 appointments with the nut. My last one is 4/22 and then they will submit. The waiting is hard, when I started it was only 3 appointments. Hopefully my approval goes fast but from what I have read here I am worried

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My hospital that I work at,said I had to have 6 months of classes.

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I have Cigna too and they told me 6 months. I'm tired of all the red tape and considering self pay.

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If you go online. They claim to only need three months medically supervised diet. Do y'all know if u have to see nutrientist or can your primary doctor do the diet?

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Different companies opt for different coverage and restrictions. I had my appointment with the nut that works out do my WLS surgeons office. Insurance did not pay.

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Cigna has been paying for my nut visits. She is on their list of approved providers. I would start there.

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I have Cigna. The required the following: 3 nutrition visits once per month...had to be once a month..no more. No less. The required one psych eval, 1 cardiologist visit and an upper GI. Also my last 2years of weights from my primary and a note from my primary. My bmi when I started was 35. So I also needed another factor. So I did the sleep apneA test which I knew would b positive. They denied me at first button doctors office helped get it approved. Took a year from start to finish. I get sleeved in 2wks. Hope this helps

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I am on my last class for Cigna' date='and was now told today by the Dr office I can not make an appointment with a dietician until a month after my last class is finished? Has anyone had this trouble?[/quote']

Your classes should b 30 days apart and no more than that

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If you go online. They claim to only need three months medically supervised diet. Do y'all know if u have to see nutrientist or can your primary doctor do the diet?

U have to see a certified nutritionist. Cigna requires 3 visits

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Different companies opt for different coverage and restrictions. I had my appointment with the nut that works out do my WLS surgeons office. Insurance did not pay.

If u call Cigna the will tell u who's approved

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