How Long For Approval?

[Stacey Nicole 40]

How long did you have to wait for insurance to approve your surgery after your surgeon submitted your paperwork? I have Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO of Mass. I'm so nervous!!!

[Tif 2.0 141]

My paperwork was sent in on Jan 5th. I called them EVERYDAY M-F to see if they received it and finally on Jan 17th, they said they received it and then I waited two days, called on the 19th to see if it was approved. No status. January 20th was approval and i had my surgery on Jan 27th.

I had BCBS Texas PPO. On the phone they tell you it can take up to 30 days, but one of the customer service people I had on the phone said that it literally takes about 3-5 days usually once they receive the paperwork.

[JMarshall 352]

Mine took about 3 weeks from submission to approval. i have BCBS PPO