Hello, has anyone had a surgery date before the insurance approved surgery? I have a surgery date of 2/12 which is Tuesday and I did all the pre test at the hospital but the surgeon is still waiting for approval. I’m so anxious!!!

No had all approvals 1st

Are you prepared to pay for the surgery if it doesn't get approved? I waited until everything was in place and approved before scheduling surgery.

Good Luck on your Journey! I was self Pay so i did not have to go through all that.

I got my date before insurance approval and the actual approval came in the day before surgery. That is the way my surgeon does it.

I had a surgery date before insurance approval. I thought it odd but that’s how they do it. I’m pretty sure they know by experience who’s going to be approved.

Good Luck!

I got my date before we had insurance approval. When I asked the scheduler, they told me that they do that when they're confident that they'll get approval and said that if for some reason they're surprised by a denial, they just cancel.

i had a place holder down before the surgery was approved. when the insurance denied it we just moved it back

I was given a surgery date 3 months into the 6 month process. They finally submited to insurance on 01/22/19 once I had met all my requirements, and approval came back in good time for my 02/05/19 surgery. These places seem to know what they're doing, don't worry!

How did surgery go???

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Surgery went well I received final approval the morning of. I’m now on the clear liquid phase. Moving around fine, not too much gas pain which I’m thrilled about.

Surgery went well I received final approval the morning of. I’m now on the clear liquid phase. Moving around fine, not too much gas pain which I’m thrilled about.

That's awesome!!!!!

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