Anyone with United health care how long did it take for you to get approved? How long was the entire process from initially asking about the surgery to actually getting the sleeve done

You can actually call your insurance to ask what they specifically require for approval. The only thing I really know is that they generally require a 6 month monitored diet and exercise plan. I don't know what their requirements are as far as BMI with co-morbidities or any other pre op requirement though. Hopefully someone can chime in that has used UHC for their surgery. I have UHC however my specific plan under my employer excludes bariatric surgery so I am self pay.

I have united healthcare choice plus ppo and I haven't found out my approval date as I am in the beginning stages but from what my insurance said they cover 90% of the expenses and that my doctor makes those decisions but that I should be approved as long as my bmi is 40 or higher. they said is could be 3 months to 6 months before that.

I have UHC. My plan uses Optum. I had to do a 6 month diet and a certain BMI . I had to use a COE. Optum will allow you to use prior month to count as the 6 months diet. I started in January and the surgeon submitted the paperwork a few weeks ago and I was approved within a week. I haven't scheduled the surgery yet. The process with very easy.

Edited June 3, 20188 yr by cbauer
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On 6/2/2018 at 8:54 PM, cbauer said:

I have UHC. My plan uses Optum. I had to do a 6 month diet and a certain BMI . I had to use a COE. Optum will allow you to use prior month to count as the 6 months diet. I started in January and the surgeon submitted the paperwork a few weeks ago and I was approved within a week. I haven't scheduled the surgery yet. The process with very easy.

I have the same plan. I started mine in May. Just had the 2nd meeting with the nutritionist. My surgeon has a patient advocate, who walks you through the entire process and makes sure you have everything you need to be approved. UHC has been fairly easy to deal with.

Good luck