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I have been trying to get feed back on bsbc tx..i had bsbc of Tennessee and was told they had a wls exclusion ..now I've started a new job that has bcbs of tx on their website us covered luckly the wls doctor i went to a yr ago after being denied has a 1yr history already..ANYBODY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BCBS OF TX?

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I have bcbs tx and wls is excluded from my policy. It can be different from employer to employer since it's something your company can choose to include or exclude. Your best bet is to call bcbs and ask for your specific policy.

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@HEATHERL.. THANKS I WILL HAVE TO CHECK.. BUT I PUT MY INSURANCE POLICY NUMBER IN ON THE WEBSITE AND IT PULLED INFO ABOUT IT UP.. BUT IM GOING TO CHECK.. BUT MY INSURANCE DOESNT KICK IN UNTIL OCTOBER..

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@TEXASSKY..I LOVE Dr James Davidson.. HE IS AWESOME.. :wub:

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@HEATHERL.. THANKS I WILL HAVE TO CHECK.. BUT I PUT MY INSURANCE POLICY NUMBER IN ON THE WEBSITE AND IT PULLED INFO ABOUT IT UP.. BUT IM GOING TO CHECK.. BUT MY INSURANCE DOESNT KICK IN UNTIL OCTOBER..

That's great! It sounds like it will be covered!

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NOPE NOT COVERED SUCH A BUMMER !!!!

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I'm sorry! I'm having a hiatal hernia repaired at the same time and my surgeon is not charging me extra for the sleeve. He is accepting what bcbs is paying for hernia repair and calling it good. I'm paying the hospital $4k extra. I had to have an egd to check for the hernia and I had one but 95% of people do have one even if no symptoms. So it's something to look into. This hernia saved me $8k!! It's worth asking your surgeon about it. I'm seeing dr Nicholson in Plano and he's been awesome regarding insurance even though I have an exclusion for wls. Good luck!

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Hey Heatherl..how did he get to looking for the hernia

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What's his information ..i need that..lol

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I have occasional reflux/heartburn. I had an endoscopy/EGD ....where they put a camera into your stomach. That showed them I had the hiatal hernia. He said most people have them.

Nick Nicholson with Nicholson Clinic. He's very down to earth and I have only heard good things about him. I'm getting my sleeve on Tuesday!

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Congrats ..i wish u the best..did Dr nickelson office do the egd

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Hey Heatherl..did Dr nickleson do the egd or ur pcp ...

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He ordered it. I think the doctor that did it is Dr Rochet. He works with dr Nicholson. I went to dr nicks seminar and then scheduled a one on one consult and he ordered it from that appt. the whole process was very quick. I went to seminar on July 9th, had appt the next week, EGD on July 24th, follow up with dr nick on Aug 8th and surgery Aug 20th.

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I think imma go to Dr nick

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