Hi

My surgeon's office is submitting to the ins co today or tomorrow. Does/did anyone have bcbs nj? If so, how long did you wait for an answer? Do they usually approve?

Hi

My surgeon's office is submitting to the ins co today or tomorrow. Does/did anyone have bcbs nj? If so, how long did you wait for an answer? Do they usually approve?

Hi, I have BCBS NJ and my surgery was just over a year ago. It was less than two weeks to get the approval. As long as you have all their requirements done it should be no problem. I know when I first inquired in June of 2012 you had to have a BMI of 40 or above or 35 and at least 2 co-morbidities.

Good luck!

I also have Horizon BC/BS. Good to know!

I have BCBS Federal Employee. I had an approval in two days, but I had to call my BCBS Case Manager to get the information. She sent me an approval letter which I faxed to my surgeon's office. Their certification specialist was on vacation and would not have responded for two weeks. With the fax, I was able to have my surgery done before she even got back from vacation.

I have BCBS NJ Horizon Direct Access. It took 3 days to get approval.