Well, this is a new one for me.

So I received the approval letter via snail mail from my insurance company yesterday, which is great, but... I’m confused.

The form is a standard approval letter that indicates that the procedures has been deemed medically necessary. It also states that the procedure is approved for a specific date, but the approval date was 8/5??? Huh? My doc’s office wasn’t even notified until late Thursday/early Friday. So how does this all work? How does a letter get sent out past the date of procedure approval? Now what happens? Does my surgeons office just ask for an extension? I’m supposed to go in for my pre-op appt on Thursday. Does it have to get re-submitted for review due to the date change?

I’m very confused. If anyone’s had this happen as well and can clarify I’d appreciate it.

Thanks!

I suggest ringing your surgeons office asap

This happened with me. The surgeon office puts in an anticipated date of surgery and when they actually schedule it they send a revised letter with the actual date. I am sure your surgeons office can tell you more.

Well, this is a new one for me.

So I received the approval letter via snail mail from my insurance company yesterday, which is great, but... I’m confused.

The form is a standard approval letter that indicates that the procedures has been deemed medically necessary. It also states that the procedure is approved for a specific date, but the approval date was 8/5??? Huh? My doc’s office wasn’t even notified until late Thursday/early Friday. So how does this all work? How does a letter get sent out past the date of procedure approval? Now what happens? Does my surgeons office just ask for an extension? I’m supposed to go in for my pre-op appt on Thursday. Does it have to get re-submitted for review due to the date change?

I’m very confused. If anyone’s had this happen as well and can clarify I’d appreciate it.

Thanks!

The first date is arbitrary until surgery is scheduled then you get another approval with the right date.
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Yes, this happened to me. The nurse told me they put a dummy date in for the surgery. It doesn't affect your upcoming surgery. Congratulations on being approved!??

Thanks for the reassurance everyone!