I've done and cleared every single thing they asked for and they denied me again I have a bmi of 53 sleep apnea and other things and have completed everythung and they denied me! Omg I'm so pissed right now. I have no idea what to do literally shaking.

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Oh man! How frustrating. I have Cigna too...now i am super worried! I have my appt with my surgen next Thursday. Idk what i will do if he has anything less than a surgery date for me!

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Sorry I responded to you but didn't reply to post. The one right after your post was my response to you. Sorry about that

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I am in the waiting phase again, but everyone says to 'stay on your insurance company' so i think i will give them a call tomorrow.

Best of luck to you!

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Yea I emailed my lady once a week and my surgeons office once a week as well. Waiting f is the worst but I'm praying for you

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Thank you. Keep posting. We'll get there....

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I was a self pay but my ins covered my hernia my anesthesiologist an all my meds cost me around 8000

But my friends all went to TJ an got excellent service for 4300 one of my friends is a nurse practitioner.

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I work for cigna and had the sleeve on March 21. There is a reason. Call their 800 customer service # and ask the rep to call ore auth. They will tell u the exact reasons... yes they will send u a letter but they can find out fast. I'm sorry ur going thru this. The things that are required are specific and suck. But u have to follow them and the they will aoprove. I see it everyday it sucks. I. Sorry ur going thru this :*(

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This is awesome thank you!!

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I work for cigna and had the sleeve on March 21. There is a reason. Call their 800 customer service # and ask the rep to call ore auth. They will tell u the exact reasons... yes they will send u a letter but they can find out fast. I'm sorry ur going thru this. The things that are required are specific and suck. But u have to follow them and the they will aoprove. I see it everyday it sucks. I. Sorry ur going thru this :*(

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Unfortunately I can't call cigna directly because it's through a third party called Group Administrators. They do all the work and cigna pays. It's been so hard going through then because they have everything I can possibly give them... it's just like oh well we need this. We need more of this.. we need some of this. For example the first denial only listed needing pulmonary clearance blood work and lap band approval and operative report back from 2008. I get them all of that

Second denial. We need reason for removal and you gained a pound during your supervised weightloss.

Both of those things weren't mentioned in first denial. It's like why didn't they just put all that in the first denial? I appriciate your response I'm really just gibber jabbering. Haha. Congrats on your sleeve fyi I wish you all the luck with it

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APPROVED!!!! Yes after 2 denials from insurance company my doc sent the information to the NYS External Approval DFS expedited 3 business days ago... Approved today Surgery Tomorrow .....

Liposuction68, I'm so happy for you!!! Can't wait to hear all about it!!! You'll be great!!!

That is awesome! Congrats!

Thanks Guys Im going in at 9:00am Tomorrow ... Hospital just did pre admission on phone.. whoohoooo i will keep you posted once im in my room...

ttyl

Congrats Liposuction68!!! I'm so very happy for you! !! Gives me hope that you had two denials and then an approval !! Gives me lots of hope!!

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I FINALLY GOT APPROVED! !!!!!!!!! so much fight but it's finally happened!!!!!!!!!

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