I went for my initial consultation today. I work for a faith-based non-profit which is self-insured - Wells-Fargo Third Party Administrators handles our claims. None of the office staff was familiar with my policy so they asked me to call W-F and see what their pre-op diet policy was. I called them this afternoon and was told that the surgery was covered but that there were no pre-op guidelines and that my surgeon would have to submit a request for prior approval with my medical history, explaining why this surgery was medically necessary under American Medical Association guidelines. The girl said sometimes they did initially deny pending more info ... I'm not sure if this is good or bad - -

Not every provider requires a pre-op diet (assuming you're referring to a medically supervised weightloss effort, versus pre-op diet in the sense of the diet you're supposed to follow to prepare your body for the surgery). I didn't have to do one, nor did I have to submit a doctor's recommendation, proof of obesity for X years, etc.