Hey, I have a BMI of 46.6, and have been thinking about getting the sleeve done for 2 years now. I had my first initial consultation on Nov 17th...and was contacted yesterday by my case manager of my medical requirements. I've scheduled my psych and dietician evaluation for December 8th. I've will be scheduling my egd on Monday the 28th and have already gotten started on.the requirements needed by my insurance...my question is how long and how easy it it to get a first approval with BCBSIL??? My surgeon said if I can get my approval started on it would be able to have my surgery in December which is my goal because my deductible has already been met. Thank you all in advance!!!!

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I have the same insurane also. My BMI is 40.0 and I don't suffer from high blood pressure , diabetes or sleep apnea. I did everything required by BCBSIL and I was approved 1 week after doctors office submitted to them. My surgery is on December 8th =) good luck!

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Thank you!!!

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And good luck with your procedure

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No problem with coverage from this insurer.......they began covering WLS as of 1/2015 or 2016 (I forget which year is correct).......also, depending on how your coverage is set up, they may cover Cosmetic Surgery after Weight Loss......

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No problem with coverage from this insurer.......they began covering WLS as of 1/2015 or 2016 (I forget which year is correct).......also, depending on how your coverage is set up, they may cover Cosmetic Surgery after Weight Loss......

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Yeah they cover it with my moms group plan I'm just trying to get it done by the end of the year because my deductible has been met and my surgeon said the only set back would be my insurance but their requirements aren't difficult to obtain..so I'm hoping to send in my asking letter on the dec 9th so I can get this does either the week after or towards the end of decemeber...the only thing hindering me at this point is scheduling my EGD, after being cleared for that I should be able to apply for the coverage

It took about 10 days for BCBSIL to approve me. Requires psych approval and that you have tried other diet plans and they haven't worked. But no specific requirement for 6 months or anything like that. I had to convince my surgeon's office of this. I live in Virginia and I guess the local BCBS is different. (My employer is in Chicago.) If I hadn't done my own homework they would have put me on the 6 month plan before submitting the claim.

It took about 10 days for BCBSIL to approve me. Requires psych approval and that you have tried other diet plans and they haven't worked. But no specific requirement for 6 months or anything like that. I had to convince my surgeon's office of this. I live in Virginia and I guess the local BCBS is different. (My employer is in Chicago.) If I hadn't done my own homework they would have put me on the 6 month plan before submitting the claim.

I had a similar experience! My doctors office told me that insurance required 6 mos of MSWL but I called to confirm and they don't require it. Just a BMI over 40 and psych eval. I also live in VA and employer is in Chicago. I was recently approved for surgery and the whole process took a couple of months. Good luck!

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I was approved with BCBS IL 4 days after being submitted. Your BMI is high enough that if you have a surgeons office that knows how to submit. They can have you approved in a week or less.

Ok thank you!!! That gives me hope!

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