AlexisClaire

This is my first day on these boards and my first day of in-depth research into getting the LapBand. I have United HealthCare through my husband's employer (Hewlett Packard) and when he called (cuz I'm a chicken) and asked he said "What do we need to do to get this surgery" and the woman said we'd need a letter of necessity from a doctor and a BMI of 40 OR a BMI of 35 with co-morbidity symptoms. Now the UHC woman didn't say anything about nutrition counselling or supervised diets or psych evaluations but that doesn't mean that your surgeon won't require them. Also, she said if we went with an in-network facility it would cost us the $40 copay for each doctor visit like normal and the actual procedure and hospitalization (if less than 24 hours) would only cost us $200 - and we have the highest deductible plan available at HP. I must say that I am LOVING our United HealthCare coverage, they've really been an asset in all the things we've used them for - dentists, chiropractic, etc. So all you need to do is give them a call and ask for yourself. Next have them refer you to facilities that they cover and talk to them (that's my next step for tomorrow morning!). Good luck! Hope that was helpful.