HI everyone. I'm new to the site. I started this process back in February. I did my 6 month medically supervised weight loss already and I finished up in August. My surgeon submitted all the paperwork including all the pre-op testing and evaluations. The insurance denied it saying everything was in order except that they needed a letter from my primary saying that they recommended me for surgery. Seriously! After 6 months of weight management plus giving me a clearance for surgery they denied it for no formal letter. We submitted that letter over a weeke ago and we are still waiting to hear back. Hopefully I will have a date soon!

I went through the same thing! Luckily, after they received the letter from my PCP, it was a day or two and I was approved. Hope you hear soon! Keep us updated.

Fortunately I did not have to do the 6 month diet thing, but my surgeon did require a letter from my primary PRIOR to submitting everything to the insurance company. My surgeon even has a form letter that hits all the subjects that the insurance likes to hear and see. So I just gave that form letter to my primary and he just added a few things and copied it to his letterhead and every thing was approved like in 4 days.

I'm approved! Surgery date is October 18th. Excited and nervous all rolled into one!

So happy for you. Not too far away now.

Went through the exact same thing except my PCP went on vacation so I couldn't get the letter. Her office wouldn't write one wihtout her even with all my records being there. I had to wait two weeks for the letter which pushed my already scheduled surgery out another month. Worse part was she has written a letter and it was submitted but, she didn't use the words "medically released" in her letter just that she recommends me to have it and felt I would benefit from it. Unreal....so another letter went out when she got back it surgery was approved in days.

Hi....I started at the same time you did and I just now got the approval from my insurance....I'm going into my 9th month trying to get this done and the wait is still not over for me. The doctor I use will not schedule the surgery until he has the actual approval letter in hand, regardless of the fact that my insurance called and gave them a verbal approval. So frustrating to be so close and still the wait continues...

I didn't have to have a letter from pcp I did all 6 months at the weight loss center. I knew that would be nest because they know exactly what the insurance company would need