Waiting on approval from blue cross blue shield of illinois anybody have any idea on timeline?

I have bcbs of il. It was submitted October 25th and I called on the 29th and it was approved.

I too have BCBS of Illinois and my approval took 2 weeks to the day.

I have BCBS of IL I was approved in 24 hours but make sure you call them because they will simply send out a letter that you may not get for 2 weeks! I just decided to call like a week later and they said it had been approved the day after it had been sent in. They're really great.

I have BCBS of MS and I hope they will approve mine that quickly.

Did you have to go through six months of "Active Health" coaching before you were approved? I'm having to do that so it will be fall before I can have the surgery at the earliest.

I didn't have ANY pre- whatevers...they simply approved me with a BMI of 40+, my surgical coordinator said they'd just changed that and that I was "one of the lucky ones"

I have BCBS Excellus, and I heard within 2 weeks, but I'm not sure exactly how long.

I have no requirements except the bmi meeting a certain number, ! Just hoping for a fast answer going to disney in July!

I asked my insurance blue shield in Oct 2012 if it was covered 3 different times they said yes all 3 times.. I've done all required tests and now have surgery date 5/10 and they are requesting 6 consecutive months of medical notes from diets, therapy etc..why didn't they mention this those 3 times I called... So frustrated. Wanted recovery to be in this exact time frame...soooo annoyed!! Anyone else have this problem?

I have Blue cross blue shield MI. I was told within a week that I was approved and I had to take a nutritionist class a sphyc evaluation a endoscopy and blood work. They gave me a list and well I did all of them. Then I get a call that I have to do 6 weight management classes =(. I just did my second one.

I'm starting to get nervous reading all the denials in other threads! When I first starting looking into it, the insurance coordinator checked if my insurance covered it and what it requires me to do which was nothing but reaching a bmi number, now my dr office is submitting for approval on Wednesday and I'm nervous something just isn't going to go work... :-(

I'm starting to get nervous reading all the denials in other threads! When I first starting looking into it' date=' the insurance coordinator checked if my insurance covered it and what it requires me to do which was nothing but reaching a bmi number, now my dr office is submitting for approval on Wednesday and I'm nervous something just isn't going to go work... :-([/quote']

I know it's nerve racking but try not to waste the energy until you know if it's been approved. If they have no other requirements other than the over 40bmi you should be ok. I was over 40 well with no comorbidities abd mine got approved with the same insurance. What us your bmi?

My bmi 43! So I should be okay I think..?

Just sent mine in today and like you, I want it to be fast so recovery doesn't go into vacation time.

Have you heard on yours yet, ccrim03???

I have BCBS of MI because my BMI is over 50 I had no additional requirements and was approved same day as submitted. Good luck!