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ereese310    9

ereese310
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I just finished my last appointment needed for insurance approval yesterday. The insurance coordinator told me my file would be sent off to insurance for approval today. She said my insurance is pretty good at getting back to them in a timely manner, hoping that is the case. I have been so stressed about this for the last 2 months it will be such a relief to finally get a surgery date and get things moving.... Fingers crossed these last few steps go smoothly!!!!!

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NJ Mom    30

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Good luck! I am still in the midst of my appointments, hoping to be ready for insurance submittal by the middle of Oct. Did the coordinator give you an estimate of how long the approval might take?

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laceemouse    631

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She said they are allowed 30 days but bcbs is pretty good about responding within 2 weeks. I sure hope so!! All of this anxiety is making it impossible to sleep at night.

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Which BCBS do you have? I have BCBS Texas and have been waiting over 2 weeks for my approval, they said it sometimes takes a month. Each BCBS is different, each state is a different company, and there are different plans even within each state's BCBS.

Anyway, good luck. I am tired of worrying about it, I need to get my mind off it.

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anrobe    34

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My file was submitted to insurance today for approval. They said it's usually about 2 weeks before they have an answer. I'm so excited! I cannot wait!

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ereese310    9

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She said they are allowed 30 days but bcbs is pretty good about responding within 2 weeks. I sure hope so!! All of this anxiety is making it impossible to sleep at night.

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Which BCBS do you have? I have BCBS Texas and have been waiting over 2 weeks for my approval, they said it sometimes takes a month. Each BCBS is different, each state is a different company, and there are different plans even within each state's BCBS.

Anyway, good luck. I am tired of worrying about it, I need to get my mind off it.

Have you called your insurance company to make sure they've received all of your paperwork? I talked to my insurance company early on in the process to see exactly what my requirements were and they said they had to have an answer in 15 days which is a relief. Hopefully you hear something soon! Hopefully we both get good news

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NwHp    0

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I have BCBS of MN; I attend a local support group and have heard from others that it can vary anywhere from a week to three weeks depending on the volume of submissions. I have my last pre appointment on the 13th of October; after which it'll be submitted to insurance

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JAM72    16

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I have BCBS of TX and it took 3 weeks for them to produce the "official" approval letter (I just received it last week). The waiting is horrible, I know. I've tried to keep myself busy with other things but it's difficult when you finally make this life-changing decision and are anxious to get on with it!

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zoeyg1958    2

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Hello, I am in CA and had my first surgeon appt yesterday, so they sent my file in, I am hoping for a quick approval also. I have Kern Family Health and the nurse said they were pretty good about sending positive approval. Good luck for us all.

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ereese310    9

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She said they are allowed 30 days but bcbs is pretty good about responding within 2 weeks. I sure hope so!! All of this anxiety is making it impossible to sleep at night.

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Which BCBS do you have? I have BCBS Texas and have been waiting over 2 weeks for my approval, they said it sometimes takes a month. Each BCBS is different, each state is a different company, and there are different plans even within each state's BCBS.

Anyway, good luck. I am tired of worrying about it, I need to get my mind off it.

Have you heard anything back from your insurance yet?!

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laceemouse    631

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I got my approval 3 weeks after everything was sent to the insurance company. My surgeon's office has told me they will contact me tomorrow or Friday with information about the next step.

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NJ Mom    30

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Congrats laceemouse! So exciting

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