:tongue_smilie:Hi!! I was wondering if anyone had CIGNA insurance and if it was hard getting approved. My plan covers wls so that is not and issue. Just need to follow the 6 month diet and go for tests, same as what the hospital requires.

Thanks!!

We have CIGNA and my wife had to do the following:

6 month supervised diet

provide 2 year attempted diet info

Psych Eval

sleep Apnea Test

Cardio Testing & Clearance

leg scans I think for clots

full spectrum blood work

attend seminars

After the surgery group submitted all the data to Cigna it took around a month for approval.

I am probably missing something but this is what I remember. She was banded in December 2008.

Thank You!

I have Cigna, they took 5 weks to get approval after everything is submitted by your surgeon.

Hi,

I have cigna and I had to do the following:

6 month medically supervised weight loss program

2 years of medically documented being overweight

recommendation of PCP to have weight loss surgery

psychological exam

nutritional assesment

medical clearance letter from pcp ( different letter then the recommendation)

Once that was done, I was approved in 3 days.

Good luck! Don't get discouraged with the long process - it does finally go by, and here I am 3 days post op!

:tongue_smilie:Hi!! I was wondering if anyone had CIGNA insurance and if it was hard getting approved. My plan covers wls so that is not and issue. Just need to follow the 6 month diet and go for tests, same as what the hospital requires.

Thanks!!

I have CIGNA insurance and mine has gone through i have to do is the 6 month diet and exercise and i get to have it done so i'm looking at hopefully having it done by september i can't wait though i'm scared.

I have CIGNA - had to do the 6 month stuff wtih my PCP, but once done I got approved in less than 48 hours... now I'm just waiting for the paperwork to get to my surgeon's office to get a surgery date! Good luck.

My experience with Cigna was similar to what others have posted. 6 month waiting period, during which time I had to see my PCP monthly so she could fill out a form, psych evaluation, meeting with a nutritionist, EKG, blood tests, Upper GI. Once all that was done, my surgeon's office submitted it to Cigna, and it took a month to get approved. I now have my surgery date set for February 9th

Overall, it was a long and discouraging process, but it was worth it to save the $18k - $24k price tag. And now that I'm nearing the end, even better. My only regret is not starting the process sooner!

Good luck to you, jumping through a few hoops now will be worth it later.