Are fills covered by insurance?

[uscgal97 0]

Hi all - I know my first fill is covered by my insurance but I was interested to hear if, in your experience, subsequent fills are also covered? I will call to confirm but just wondering as I have heard conflicting this about this. Thanks in advance for the input.

[BetsyB 9]

The first three fills, for me, were included with the surgery fee. For those since then, I've paid my usual doctor visit copay.

[tinksmom 0]

I pay my specialist copay for all my fills, since they are part of the lapband protocol. My doctor doesn't charge for deflation...not had to do that yet. A friend has the same insurance (BCBS) but her doctor said her first fill was not covered at all, the rest were just copays. On self-pays, the doctors in these parts usually include the first year of fills in the up-front price asan incentive.