HI! I am new here, and I am from Central Texas. My doctor just sent off my stuff yesterday to BCBS of Texas. Has anyone had any luck with them? My fingers are crossed!!!!

I'm going to move this to the Insurance section as I think you'll get more answers there.

Thanks for the help!

I live in Texas and have BCBSIL and I am waiting for the decision from the insurance company since my claim was sent on 1/30/2009. Who is your doctor that will be doing the surgery? Good Luck!

Hi all... I am new to this forum; this is my first post. I, too, will be interested to hear replies regarding BCBS TX. I have my last dietician mtg next Thursday (2/5). That ends my required 6 mo dr supervised diet that bcbs tx requires. My paperwork will all be sent off after that. Is there anyone else out there who has had to follow the same procedure??? Thanks for any info!

Dr. Smith (Waco) will be doing the surgery. My fringers are crossed that it is approved. Good luck with yours!

I live in Texas and have BCBSIL and I am waiting for the decision from the insurance company since my claim was sent on 1/30/2009. Who is your doctor that will be doing the surgery? Good Luck!

Let me know what BCBSIL tells you. I had them until June and got changed to Anthem Blue Cross of California. They approved without any hassle.

I will let you know what their decision is. I am glad to have registered with this support group because everyone else is soooo tired of listening to my concerns on my possible approval for my gastric bypass surgery.

How do I make my ticker work?

Has your surgery been approved yet? I have not heard anything back from mine yet so I will be calling the insurance company directly to make sure they have indeed received my claim.

Hi all! BCBS came through... after 6 mos of dr. supervised diet, 5 yr documented history, psych eval, and every other hoop I had to jump through, I am APPROVED! My surgery date is March 14th! My paperwork was sent in on a Wednesday, and I called the following Monday morning to check on the status (I just couldn't wait), and it had just been approved that morning! Starting my pre-op diet today.

I have bcbs (federal employee) Texas. I was approved however I have to pay 15% of surgery cost (3,000) all else is covered.

My bcbs of Texas was approved, and I had the surgery on March 17. I was out very little money! It has been one of the best decisions that I have made!!!!:glare: