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Sleevegirl1018

By Sleevegirl1018, in Insurance & Financing

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Sleevegirl1018    30

Sleevegirl1018
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Does anyone know if Cigna will deny you for net weight gain after the supervised visits with a dietician? I see a lot of threads on the topic of Aetna and weight gain, so I was just wondering.... Thanks.

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woo woo    872

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I was told that they would by the insurance gurus at my docs office. I was approved with an overall net loss/gain of 0.

ETA I started at bmi 35 so I made it a point not to lose or gain anything. Oddly stressful but very worth it in the end.

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Sleevegirl1018    30

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I go to my last nutritionist appointment next Thursday. I think I'm going to start a liquid diet tomorrow just to be on the safe side. I gained on my 2nd visit, lost some of it on my 3rd visit, and I have 3 more pounds to go to get back down to my start weight. This is stressful!

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mrsmith901    18

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I was told Cigna did not have a weight stipulation. My surgeon's office just required I not go over my start weight.

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kyrickchick64    468

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I was told that as long as you didn't gain more than your start weight. I was a at family funeral for the last 2 weeks in ny and I'm sure I gained some of the 20ish lbs I lost. Just got back today, back on the wagon tomorrow. Protein Shakes. I have already been approved but I don't want to take any chances

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LSF    264

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I have Cigna and am waiting for approval for revision surgery. I qualify with my BMI and did their 90 day requirement but they now want more info from my surgeon. It's frustrating because I'm so ready to get this scheduled and I did everything that was required!

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Sleevegirl1018    30

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My last nutritionist appt is Thurs. Then my paperwork gets submitted to Cigna and I wait. I can hardly wait either. Please let me know how it turns out for you!

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kyrickchick64    468

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Just keep jumping those hoops. Nothing else to do. I had to go to 3 more months of psych eval cause I took the test the day after I got back from my brothers funeral and I was a wreck.

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Jersrose43    837

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Cigna doesn't have a net weight requirement. That's aetna

Here's the medical policy

https://cignaforhcp.cigna.com/public/content/pdf/coveragePolicies/medical/mm_0051_coveragepositioncriteria_bariatric_surgery.pdf

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Sleevegirl1018    30

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I was approved today. I'm so excited! I get my surgery date on Monday.

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LSF    264

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Just an update - Cigna approved and 1 week post-op from revision surgery!!

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