Excited and nervous! Just received the call from BCBS Anthem advising that VSG surgery was APPROVED! It was submitted on 1/21/15 and approved today 1/26/15 3 DAYS!!!! The contacted me by phone to advise that the surgery was approved and informed me that I will be receiving an approval letter in the mail with the next 5-7 business days. The also advised that the approval letter was faxed over to my doctor's office. I was provided a approval reference number as well if I needed to callback before receiving the letter. I was informed that they also provide Bariatic Case Mgmt thru my plan at no cost and a Nurse Case Manager will be contacting me in the next few days to assist me with the process. Now the downside..... I have to pay a $1500.00 deductible, $300.00 coinsurance and 30% of total charges with a out of pocket max of $5000.00 which means I will not pay over 5000.00 for all services. Now I have to meet with the surgeon to schedule a date.
