From Approval To Surgery

[UTGal99 327]

How long did it take once your insurance approved you for you to have surgery? What is the typical wait time to get on the surgeon's schedule?

I know if varies from surgeon to surgeon; just curious...

[Losingitforgood! 50]

Approved July 23- scheduled for surgery August 17 for me. It took about 2 weeks for the office to call to schedule me once I was approved.

[BrickHouse 358]

At my surgeon's info seminar, he said the entire process takes from 3 weeks to several months. That includes first appointment through date of surgery. I hope I am on the shorter end of that range!

[NDN_RN 527]

I am not yet scheduled, but my patient advocate (us doctor) told me 3 to 4 weeks to schedule the actual surgery. You get your preop appt in 1-2 weeks

[SarahG0417 13]

It depends on the insurance....my insurance approved me before I even met with my surgeon....other people have to get everything don with tests and the surgeon before they are approved. So lots of factors to consider.

[NDN_RN 527]

It depends on the insurance....my insurance approved me before I even met with my surgeon....other people have to get everything don with tests and the surgeon before they are approved. So lots of factors to consider.

I was wondering how people would get approved so quickly. My insurance wants all requirement met before approval and my surgeon will only schedule the date after the approval is in. I have seen how some surgeons will schedule before the actual approval.

My surgeon's wait is 3-4 weeks after approval. Hoping for early Oct.

[notime 340]

One week. They called and I had to go on the pre-op diet that day!

[Mzluvee 41]

I am on Kaiser, I have been approved for the referral to the surgeon. I have my appt for my consult on the 16th with the surgeon and I will find out more at that time. I do know that I asked the surgeons office what is the time frame from surgeon approval to actual Sleeve date, and she said 3 to 4 weeks. Not bad, but I have been at this whole process since March as Kaiser requires Options class of 12 weeks.

[traceyinflorida 499]

Mine took a little over three weeks. I got approval, had to wait until the following week for my appointment with surgeon and was scheduled for two weeks after.