Did anyone with Cigna insurance have to go on a 3-6 month diet before starting the rest of the process ?

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Yes. Cigna required 3 months (generally spaced 1 month apart) and has to be a total of "greater than" 89 days.

My Cigna requirements are 4 months of weigh-ins with the primary care physician and 4 months of nutrition counseling (and weigh-ins there, too). Psych evaluation is also required. Also a letter of medical necessity.

So 4 month weigh ins with pcp, dietician, psych evaluation, then schedule a surgery date? Four months ALL together?

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I had to have 5 months of weighins, but they still gave me appts for all the other testing. Just had my last weigh in and preop in the same appt I have a tenative surgery date of may 13th. Still waiting on ins. They just faxed all paperwork to them yesterday.

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@@mnopali - They cannot submit to Cigna for approval until all those things are done. Then Cigna takes 1 to 2 week (usually) to respond and then you get a surgery date (once approved). SO, 4 months might be a little quick, but I would say you could look at 4 to 5 months. My first consolation was January 20, 2015 and I had surgery on June 4, 2015.

Thank you

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I started the 3 month "medically supervised diet" and was going through the other processes during it.