Does insurance cover psych eval?

[weightnomore 8]

I am new here and hoping my insurance will cover the sleeve. Right now I am going through the pre-certification list. I am seeing a nutritionist which I need to self-pay for since it is not covered. I was wondering what others experience was with your psych evaluation. Did your insurance cover it? Also, is it a one visit deal?

I have BCBS of Texas.

[BeenThereWasThat 2]

It typically depends on what you mental health coverage is. My company pays for a seperate mental health policy and my psych eval was covered I only had to pay the $25 co-pay for a in-network provider.

If your company offers a mental health policy then I would think it is is safe to assume that your psych eval will be covered.

[Dansha 16]

I have BCBS Federal and of my visits to the dietician and my psych eval were covered. All I had to pay was the $20 co pay for the in-network provider. The dietician and psych eval for me was a one time thing. The psych eval was alot of paper work,which took me about a hour and a half to complete. The good thing was they sent me the paperwork before my appoinment. I hope this answers your question.

Deb

Edited May 27, 2010 by Dansha

[educationrulz 18]

I have United Healthcare and they covered the psych eval (took one visit, was cleared for 2 visits), but they don't cover nutritionist consults. Luckily the WLS portion of my policy did not require the NUT consult so I opted not to do that since I couldn't seem to find time to fit it in. Now I'm at the point where I don't feel like I need it since there's so much info here and on other websites.

[weightnomore 8]

Thanks for your answers. I will be making that psych appt. this week. Hoping it is covered.

[Kelkie 0]

My psychiatrist billed my insurance for "an initial visit" so it was covered. There was nothing mentioned about bariatric surgery, because my ins. won't cover anything directly related to obesity until I get the preauthorization for surgery.