Hey guys,

I have a question for those of you that have made it past the Psychological Evaluation. When it was time to do the Psychological Evaluation did you have to see the Psychologist once or more than once? Also, did insurance cover the visit or visits? The reason I ask is because I spoke with a psychologist this morning who said it would take four visits for her to do her recommendation for me to have wls and then an extra hour to write the actual letter and she also said that insurance would most likely cover the visits but that she charges $140.00 for the hour to write the recommendation and that I would be responsible for that. Does what she said sound right to you all? I am pretty confused. By the way my ins. Is United Healthcare:)

i don't know about everyone else but i only went to one visit.

i don't know about everyone else but i only went to one visit.

Thank you. Yeah i thought it was one visit as well.

One visit and I paid nothing

I only had one visit. She also said that she had to write a report and the insurance might not pay for it, but it did. I have Anthem BC/BS. Did your doctors office made a recommendation for you to she that person? Maybe can can shop around for someone else.

One visit and I paid nothing

Thanks for ur response. Yea the one visit sounds more accurate.

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I will shop around for another psychologist:)

I only had one visit and a "test" (which was more like a survey on drug/alcohol use, eating patterns, and emotional balance). My insure covered some of the cost buy my additional fee was only $40 to cover the test analysis... Plus my psychologist had my letter written in about 5 mins.

I only had one visit and a "test" (which was more like a survey on drug/alcohol use' date=' eating patterns, and emotional balance). My insure covered some of the cost buy my additional fee was only 40 to cover the test analysis... Plus my psychologist had my letter written in about 5 mins.[/quote']

Dang...now I am feeling like Im getting stuck with the difficult physicians....(sigh) lol...Thanks for your response:)

I has one session, it included a true false test, then an hour talk. I didn't pass and have to take 6 months of councling.

I has one session' date=' it included a true false test, then an hour talk. I didn't pass and have to take 6 months of councling.[/quote']

Can you not just go to another one?

I had to go 3 times.. My hospital has weird rules!

My work has 2 insurences. The mental health insurence is United Behavorial Health. My surgeon works with a specific therapist who for the 2 hours cost $550.00. He was not in network. That involved the test and talking with him for an hour. He didn't charge me seperately for the write up...but it has to be said. All I could think the entire time was how this wasn't worth the money. But in the long run it will be.

I completed the questionnaire and met with the psychologist one time. She never mentioned any charge for the report so I assume insurance - Aetna - paid it.

I have UHC. My Psychiatrist I have been seeing for a few years wrote the letter for me. It was one visit and paid nothing. He is in network, so that's why no fee.

I have UHC. My Psychiatrist I have been seeing for a few years wrote the letter for me. It was one visit and paid nothing. He is in network' date=' so that's why no fee.[/quote']

I keep forgetting about the "in network" aspect of the insurance. I was with Kaiser for soooooooo long and I never had to worry about that lol. I am just gonna specifically look for a in network psychologist because the one I spoke to was in the packet that the program gave me about bariatric surgery. Hmmmm....I need to investigate some more because I do not want to have to pay when I do not need to.