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I've completed my all my appointments except my egd, which is not scheduled til 9/25/21. How long does it take to get a surgery date once all appointments are completed.

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  • sierra.1834
    sierra.1834

    Typically it depends on your insurance and your surgeons availability. I had to wait about 3 months out because of scheduling, but my best friend only had to wait 3 weeks. I'd contact your doctor's of

  • scollins707
    scollins707

    I believe they only have 30 days to decide. It only took my insurance 3 days to approve my surgery; I think they are usually pretty good about answering within the first two weeks. So I would ask the

  • vikingbeast
    vikingbeast

    My surgeon was booked out 3.5 weeks. My insurance came back with the approval in 3 days, so about a month after all my i's were dotted and my t's crossed.

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Typically it depends on your insurance and your surgeons availability. I had to wait about 3 months out because of scheduling, but my best friend only had to wait 3 weeks. I'd contact your doctor's office in order to get a solid answer.

I believe they only have 30 days to decide. It only took my insurance 3 days to approve my surgery; I think they are usually pretty good about answering within the first two weeks. So I would ask the provider's office how far are they booked out.

My surgeon was booked out 3.5 weeks. My insurance came back with the approval in 3 days, so about a month after all my i's were dotted and my t's crossed.

When my Surgeon submitted the paperwork to the insurance company he gave me a tentative date which was about a month away. I had my approval in about 3 days. The Surgeon said it sometimes takes 2 weeks for approval but he scheduled me anyway because he felt approval was inevitable given all the documentation and testing I completed.

My surgery was about three weeks after that last appointment. It was already scheduled months prior though cause I was starting a new medication I couldn’t be on during surgery and the two doctors had to figure out when I should start taking it. They scheduled surgery and said I should take two weeks after.

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