How long does TRICARE Standard take to approve surgery?

usually within a week! Tricare has a good reputation for turnaround. Also, you can check you status online at myTricare.com

Mine took 2 days for Tricare Prime...Constance

6/20/09 Seminar

6/22/09 PCM Visit - Letter of Necessity

6/23/09 Nutrition Eval

6/24/09 Psych Eval

6/25/09 EKG/Stress Test/History & Physical (Cardiologist)

7/10/09 Surgeon faxed packet (Friday)

7/14/09 Approval (Tuesday)

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I'm Tricare Standard and I had my answer in under 48 hours.

I have tricare prime. Do they pay for everything? Like the nutrition class and Psych evalve. I have a 45BMI so i am deffinitely qualified for the surgery. Also do they make you do the 6 month diet with physicians thing? I really think that would be pointless..I don't get why they make you do that when they know that YOU KNOW this is your last way of losing weight. It's frustrating because I'm going to college soon and i can only do it during summer, spring, or winter break.

I paid for my nutrionist eval, Tricare Prime paid for everything else as far as pre-op (cariologist/psych eval/surgeon consult) provided you get referrals from PCM for in-network specialists. Of course you pay your co-pay.

Did not require the 6 month diet just wanted to know that you have tried different ways to lose over the years. Just need to meet the weight requirement of 100 over ideal with one co-morbility or 200% over ideal.

6/20/09 Seminar

6/22/09 PCM Visit - Letter of Necessity

6/23/09 Nutrition Eval

6/24/09 Psych Eval

6/25/09 EKG/Stress Test/History & Physical (Cardiologist)

7/10/09 Surgeon faxed packet (Friday)

7/14/09 Approval (Tuesday)

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Edited July 16, 200917 yr by cmedwards

I got my approval in less than 48 hours, I knew before the doctor did that I was approved... I didnt have classes to attend other than meeting with the dietician, so I guess that was paid as a bill didnt show up here, lol!

Tricare, in my opinion, when you are overweight and meet their quals, is a no brainer for approval. When I first started this process and told them I had Tricare, I was told approval was pretty much a guarentee..