And the wait is on!!!! Paperwork has been submitted to insurance. Anyone have this insurance and know how long it typically takes for approval?

Mine isn't Empire BCBS but another variation of BCBS and yesterday my doctor said it should be less than a week typically. Good luck!

Well I called insurance and they haven't received anything from my Surgeons office. They told me Tuesday I was finished and they were submitting everything.

I'm curios to know how long did it take for the insurance to approve you? I have Empire BCBS also

I'm curios to know how long did it take for the insurance to approve you? I have Empire BCBS also

Sorry can't help you, they are still saying they haven't received anything for me from my surgery coordinator. My surgery coordinator told me today she called them and she is still waiting on a return call, just sounds strange to me!

Im so confused with the insurance nonsense i have empire bluecross NYSHIP and united health care on it too my card has all of these names on it. anyway i can tell you that once they get it they answer in less than a week. but you or coordinator has to call if you wait for it in the mail which you will get anyway it will take about 2 weeks. good luck. i have to resubmit everything because was denied the first time february 3 i believe and some information was missing. so monday i go to my doctor and get my clearance and they should be resending it sometime during the week. (next week) i have a new tentative date April 5 i'm keeping my fingers crossed..

Be very careful of NYSHIP. I too have that insurance. With that insurance let your surgical coordinator know that not only do they have to submit approval with BCBS for the hospital stay but United healthcare for the surgeon. I had a very incompetent coordinator who would not listen to me, kept telling me "relax, everything is fine" but each time I called United healthcare they said they received nothing to cut a very long exhausting story and after showing my teeth I was approved 36 hours before my scheduled surgery! Keep up with the office, you are just another number!!!

Ok after after waiting 3 wks and then having my paperwork resubmitted a week ago, I'M APPROVED!!!!!!

YEAHHHHHHH! OMG DID YOU GET A DATE.

Why were you denied the first time. Reasons. I have the same insurance and i had to resubmit too. my docs office emailed me wednesday and said they have everything now and is going to resubmit.

Why were you denied the first time. Reasons. I have the same insurance and i had to resubmit too. my docs office emailed me wednesday and said they have everything now and is going to resubmit.

I was never denied, after 3 weeks of waiting and calling and then telling me they didn't have my paperwork it had to be resubmitted bc they told my surgery coordinator to do it one way and then after the fact they said that wasn't the right way! So they resubmitted last Thursday, Friday it was already being reviewed, Monday my surgery coordinator had to send clinicals and today I called and it was approved.

YEAHHHHHHH! OMG DID YOU GET A DATE.

My "Dummy Date" is 4/19, but as soon as my surgery coordinator gets the approval letter she will set up a real date.

oh ok. i get tentative date first once they get approval they dont wait for letter or maybe they know they will get it before i lay on the surgery table..lolol anyway congratulations keep us posted

I got my date today!! March 30

CONGRATULATIONS YEAHHHH!!!

Surgery went well I'm 6 days post-op today!