AETNA and the SADI-S

[Fred in Pa 228]

I was just approved by AETNA for the SADI-S procedure.

I wanted to post this because AETNA has just recognized the SADI as an approved procedure. Before Dec 5, 2022, it was considered experimental and I was concerned it would not get covered.

AETNA uses a "Clinical Policy Bulletin" to explain the requirements for surgery if your plan has bariatric surgery included. It really helped clarify what I needed to do with my team.

Here is the link to the most current bulletin: https://www.aetna.com/cpb/medical/data/100_199/0157.html

I hope this helps.

[deepdarkgreen 12]

Thank you so much for sharing! This is really useful for me.

[EzraScarlet83 0]

Thank you for providing this information. I was looking into the SADI-S procedure, but did not know If Aetna would cover it. I am switching insurances in January from Kaiser and I may need to do all of the prerequisites again since I was not mentally ready for the Kaiser requirements. I had so much going on in the last year.