Has anybody had trouble getting Blue Cross Blue Shield to cover your surgery..if so, any particular requirements

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I would do a search for BCBS. There are plenty of stories.

I have medical managed by BCBS and was denied several times before I was approved.

My requirements were 6 months supervised diet, EGD, at least 2 NUT visits, cardiac and psych clearance.

40 BMI - no comorbidities req

35-40 BMI - comorbidities req

>35 BMI - not covered

Those are the Medical BCBS reqs. Yours might be different

HW 385 SW 359 Sleeved 10/5/16

I have BCBS Iowa and had very few requirements to fulfill. I had a blood test and a psych eval to do. To be fair, I had already been meeting with a supervised plan for almost a year so that part was already taken care of (though I didn't have a 6 month requirement on that).

It depends on the plan. I have BBC of IL. 3 mo physician supervised diet and dr letter of medical necessity. And BMI 40. Lower BMI w comobidity

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