Hi everyone ! I am new and currently completing all of my pre op requirements. I have bcbs of Minnesota and I would like to know how long it took for an approval ??

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I'm not sure if this will be helpful or not because I have BCBS TN, but mine took 8 days with 2 phone calls. They told me this is a very busy time of year.

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I have bcbs NY and it took about 10 days. I think I followed up with them once.

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Oh great. Thank you!

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I have BCBS in Maryland and I got my approval in 1 day!!

Make sure your surgeon's office knows what they are doing to submit because I was told by my surgeon that if you get denied the first time, it can be very difficult to overturn.

Has your paperwork been submitted? I have the same insurance company and am wondering how fast they we'll hear back.

Depends on your state. Every state's BCBS is independent.

Right, but the OP said she has BCBS of Minn, which is the same one I have.

Got approved in 2 days !

Did BCBS mn require the 6 month diet plan? I am just curious bc I did a year long Dr supervised diet plan 2 years ago and I am wondering if that will work in substitute?

my current BMI is 38, comorbidities are Asthma, High glucose, High triglycerides, djd in my right knee and gallbladder disease.

I see Dr on Monday and I am just sick with anticipation

BCBS TX and I got approved in 1 week

Mine was just approved last month. I confirmed that BCBS received it on a Friday and when I called BCBS MN the next Thursday they told me it had been approved on Tuesday. So, 2 business days.

I have BCBS Louisiana , took about a week and didn't have to meet any requirements.

I have Anthem BCBS of CA and I was approved in two days. Through my specific insurance, I was required to do a 6-month program with my surgeon's Bariatric office

On 3/16/2017 at 9:21 PM, Hhs1078 said:

Did BCBS mn require the 6 month diet plan? I am just curious bc I did a year long Dr supervised diet plan 2 years ago and I am wondering if that will work in substitute?

my current BMI is 38, comorbidities are Asthma, High glucose, High triglycerides, djd in my right knee and gallbladder disease.

I see Dr on Monday and I am just sick with anticipation

They require it be within one (1) year of surgery.

I have Anthem BCBS PPO through Pepsi Co and I was literally accepted within a day. Through Pepsi, though, we're assigned a bariatric RN who helps with submission and such. We submitted on Friday and I was approved by Monday. BCBS is usually pretty quick with approval, from my understanding.