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Hi, everyone. This is my very first post on the LBT forum. I do not yet have a date for my surgery but Wednesday it will be 3 months from my initial appointment with my surgeon. I have already done my required appointments, however, my surgeon thinks CIGNA's wait time is going to be 6 months but I read elsewhere it is 3. Does anyone have any experience with CIGNA?

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hey ! im new to this to but also have cigna and i was required a 6 month appointment not a 3 month .. hope this helps :)

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I was just banded had to do 6 months but while doing that they changed to 3 months so whatever you were enrolled in that's what you do didn't have any trouble getting approved

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I was banded August 1, when I originally started the process in April I was prepared to do the 6 month, but then they informed me I only had to do 3 months. Good Luck.

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Thanks for your replies. I am hoping it turns out to be 3 months because I really want to get this done. AND I have already met all of my deductibles for the year so my out-of-pocket on this won't be too bad either.

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I was banded on Thursday with Cigna!! And I was one of the first to only have to wait 3 months!!!! Congrats we lucked out!

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I was banded on Thursday with Cigna!! And I was one of the first to only have to wait 3 months!!!! Congrats we lucked out!

High FIVE for only having to wait 3 months.. hahha

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From start to finish mine took 10 months! I was required to so the 6 month diet, though, and then got denied for a couple bogus reasons that were easily straightened out. Most of the reason for the wait was my surgeon is very popular and I had to wait for him to have an available surgery date. I think it only took my insurance a couple weeks to get it approved!

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I just called Cigna and went to the actual policy on-line:

"Medical management including evidence of active participation within the last 12 months in a weight-management program that is supervised either by a physician or a registered dietician for a minimum of three consecutive months."

This was changed on May 12, 2012. I am just starting the surgery process and wanted to make sure approx. when I'll be able to have my surgery. I am very happy to know that I only have to wait 3 months now. Hope this helps.

www.cigna.com

enter policy number 0051 in the search box to view entire Cigna policy.

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