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I have concerns. I can understand having tests to see if you are a good candidate for gastric sleeve surgery. I have coverage with my insurance (United Healthcare), but I don't want to have a bunch of tests and then be denied for some reason. I go tomorrow for EKG, chest xray and pulmonary function tests. The bariatric office require these tests. They called my insurance and found out my financial responsibility for these tests is $298.00 which I will have to pay tomorrow. At this rate you can be out of pocket quite a bit for no reason if you are denied at the end. I know i'm not the only one going through this. What are some of your experiences with this? Thanks for any encouraging words. This is just freaking me out being out money on tests I wouldn't be getting except to have surgey.

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If, in the unlikely event, they happen to find something on these tests that disqualifies you from surgery, then it is likely something that will need treatment. Therefore, knowing that there are problems, means they can be fixed. Often, problems diagnosed from these tests doesn't completely disqualify you from surgery, it just means your surgeon has forewarning, or can put you on medication or give other treatments before having the surgery. Isn't it better to know that you have something wrong now than when you wake up after surgery but the dr says that he had to close you up because he found something bad? It's not a great deal of money to ensure that everything is as safe as possible. Knowledge is power.

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Thanks puppyhat!

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