I have my final medical clearance on Nov. 23. They then send it all to my surgeon who puts it through for preapproval to insurance. How long will I have to wait to know if I'm approved? I know some people say 1 day and some month. What's the average time?

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I have blue shield CA and they said they have 5 days to approve or deny and they approved me in 3 days.

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Four to six weeks

Had lapband surgery 10/12/16

I was approved in 1 day. My insurance is BCBS Carefirst.

My 1st surgery was denied last month, then appealed and within 2 weeks it got approved.n My new date is Dec 7. Can't wait. Good luck

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My 1st surgery was denied last month, then appealed and within 2 weeks it got approved.n My new date is Dec 7. Can't wait. Good luck

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Can I ask about your denial? Reason and what to do? I have a feeling I'm going to be denied. My bmi varies from 39 to 40 and they said my co morbid conditions don't count.

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BCBS Texas took 2 weeks.

My 1st surgery was denied last month, then appealed and within 2 weeks it got approved.n My new date is Dec 7. Can't wait. Good luck

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Can I ask about your denial? Reason and what to do? I have a feeling I'm going to be denied. My bmi varies from 39 to 40 and they said my co morbid conditions don't count.

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I was right at BMI 40 my first surgeon's visit in August. They didn't weight me again, they just sent me for a psych eval and once they got that in the sent everything for approval. If they had weighed me over and over I would have been below BMI 40 at times.