I was banded Aug 2007 and revised on September 2014. I have Aetna and no issues at all. My doctor told Aetna that the band did not work, and that I gained all my weight back from the lap band. All I had to do was blood work, EKG, chest xray and to get clearance from my family doctor. The whole process took about a month. Aetna paid everything except for 300.00 for the nutrionist. (42,000 total)