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So my feathers are a little ruffled. I finished my last required visit on the 8th of this month. My ppwrk was just submitted to BCBS-Ca one week ago. I had my pre-op testing done yesterday. So I crossed my fingers and called the ins co today only to be told it's under review AND could take 30 days for approval. My surgery center only offers the pre op class on Tuesdays. I was praying to get in next week. I'm hoping that she's giving me a generic answer and it doesn't take that long. Ughhh :-(

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That is just a generic answer...I called everyday...i have BCBS Illinois though...but I called everyday and they said that same thing to me everyday..however I was submitted on a thurs and approved that following Monday...hopefully it won't be much longer...keep calling even if they get snippy. This is your dream...make it happen!

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Thanks for the encouragement. Hopefully work is busy tomorrow so I won't think about it too much. I'll probably call again Friday.

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Took 5 days for me with bcbs.

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So of course I called again today and was told that my clinicals were received yesterday and it's 5 days from then before a decision would be made. Seems like everyone I talk to puts a different spin on this.

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Don't worry....BCBSCA took six days to approve mine.

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