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Looking for affordable surgery in Arizona
nursekathy2u replied to deemarie's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
David Kim, MD in Colleyville Texas is $9950. www.drdkim.net -
Anyone Heard of Dr. Joseph Kuhn, Baylor Dallas?
nursekathy2u replied to sandahlia's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
Yes I did. I also work for him. He is wonderful and so is our staff. He will be doing surgery at Forest Park Medical Center in Dallas when it opens and if you live over that way and prefer to have your fills done at Forest Park instead of driving to Colleyville then the price would decrease to $9950. That included 6 fills , 3 with fluoro and 3 without for 1 year. The $10,500 price includes unlimited fills and aadjustments at our office for one year. -
Anyone Heard of Dr. Joseph Kuhn, Baylor Dallas?
nursekathy2u replied to sandahlia's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
Check out Dr. David Kim in Colleyville. His cash price is $10,500 and includes all fills and adjustments for one year. The fills are done by his Physicians assistant who is also a registered dietitian. Bariatric Weight Loss LAP-BAND System Gastric Bypass Surgery Arlington Dallas Fort Worth (Ft. Worth) Texas (TX) -
Dr. David Kim in Colleyville accepts Mexico patients. $200 for fluoro fill. Bariatric Weight Loss LAP-BAND System Gastric Bypass Surgery Arlington Dallas Fort Worth (Ft. Worth) Texas (TX)
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Don't give up!! It will be worth it for you. I does require that you change your lifestyle after surgery but you will be successful if you follow the rules!
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Thank you,
I am so stressed out by the wait for the insurance approval. My BMI is only 38 but I have 2-3 of the comorbidities. Do you think the lapband is worth the fight? I am almost ready to just give up.
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Yes I am banded, YesI had United healthcare insurance at the time. Also, I do bariatiric insurance approvals for a living and deal with UHC on a daily basis. I posted United Healthcares requirements which you can find on their website under the medical policies section. An employer group may put different requirements on the policy but the UHC requirements are pretty standard. I find in Texas where I practice the percentage of UHC plans that follow the standard requirements is about 98%.
Kathy
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If every insurance policy is different, how can you post the requirements UHC will accept with such certainty? Do you have UHC? Are you banded?
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Actually everything is covered at 100% after you meet your deductible and OOP max UNTIL the insurance pays $20,000. Then YOU are responsible for 100% of the rest of the charges over the $20,000 maximum your insurance a,lows for the surgery. This $20,000 will include all bills associated with the surgery ie. surgeon, surgical assistant, hospital, lab, xray, radiologist, anesthesiologist etc. That also includes any post op charges after your 90 day global period that are associated with your surgery like fills, xrays, port replacement surgery in the future (if needed). You should be able to get quotes from your surgeon and the hospital of the esitmated charges prior to surgery. Some folks in your shoes find it is sometimes cheaper for them to pay cash, depending on the cash pay prices in your area. Then they save their insurance benefits for use after surgery.
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My advice would be to have a sleep study done to see if you have sleep apnea. Also, when you submit your weights only submit the ones for each year that were over 35 BMI. Gestational diabetes does not count and neither does PCOS. UHC accepts only hypertension uncontrolled despite 2 medications, hyperlipidemia uncontrolled despite meds, heart disease, uncontrolled diabetes and sever sleep apnea. Good Luck!
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Hi, new here--How to get 5-year weight history when I haven't gone to a doctor ...
nursekathy2u replied to michellem0's topic in Insurance & Financing
I do Bariatric insurance approvals for a living. Aetna only requires 2 years of weight history. It must be a full 24 months from whatever day your insurance approval request is submitted. If you don't have doctor documention they will accept weight watchers logs, Jenny Craig weigh ins, etc. Anywhere you were weighed and someone else documented your weight. Also consider whether or not you visited Care now or the ER, had a work physical or were in the hospital for any reason. All of those are places to find your weight histroy. Good Luck! -
HELP! I need a fill doctor in Texas!!!
nursekathy2u replied to MzDandylion's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
www.drdkim.net Check out Dr. David Kim in Colleyville. -
I was approved!! March 10th is my surgery date!! I am amazed and so happy!!!
Pat
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I need help! Dallas Texas
nursekathy2u replied to Pink101's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
Hi Wendy, Lap band support group meets once a month at our office. Here is the information for the January meeting: Lap Band Support Group: Speaker: Jake Merrick -Personal Trainer Getting Motivated to start your Exercise Program Date: January 22nd Thursday night Time: 6:30 pm Location: Dr. Kim’s office 35 Veranda Lane Colleyville, Texas 76034 Phone: 817-581-6100 Kathy
