INSURANCE BCBS OF ILLINOIS

[pjackson0523 158]

Does anyone out there have BCBS of Illinois?

[J.Diesel 220]

Lots of us do. What's your questions?

[SassyTink 78]

I do! Fire away with the questions...............................

[pjackson0523 158]

How long did it take for approval once submitted?

[J.Diesel 220]

It ranges from 24 hours up to 2 weeks. It depends on your insurance case worker.

Plus it depends if your surgeon office has sent all the needed information in your package request.

I was sleeved on August 26th this year and it took me 2 weeks to receive my approval.

[SassyTink 78]

My Bariatric Center said BCBS takes anywhere from 5 business days to two weeks for an approval. They are fast compared to other insurances.

[ElginChris 87]

Sassy mine was approved in a little over 3 biz days

[SassyTink 78]

Elgin that is fantastic news. They have been great for the last 5 months. I hope mine goes through that fast. My Dr's office is pretty efficient..........yippee!!! They said probably with 5 business days. 3 would be fabulous.

[pjackson0523 158]

Wow. My has 30 days to decide and believe me, they are going to take the full 30 days. Frustrating

[Fit2btied 122]

My office submitted on Thursday and I was approved by Monday morning. All they needed was the Psyc eval to approve. Good luck!

[pjackson0523 158]

I WAS APPROVED! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ElginChris 87]

Gratz PJ

[JessO221 14]

I have BCBS and mine took less than 24 hours once all the proper tests and paperwork was submitted. All in all my first consultation with the nutritionist, to the day of surgery, was exactly two months, which seems to be pretty quick. I was very happy with them.

[pjackson0523 158]

Yeah, I guess it really wasn't that long considering my insurance didn't require a six month wait like some do. I started the whole process on Aug 16. So it's just been over a month to go through the whole pre-op process. Now to just get my surgery date which they should call me today or tomorrow.

[SassyTink 78]

My BCBS of Illinois required 3 meetings with the NUT & NP, beginning, 3 months and 6 months with weigh in. They also required an EKG, Psych evaluation, sleep Study, and a REE Test. I will be finished with my last visit on October 23 (First visit April 17). On October 23 I meet with my surgeon for the second time.

After the initial deductible was met and out of pocket was paid everything has been paid at 100%. The surgery will be $0.00.

My policy is a 6 months mandatory. It has been a true test of my patience. The anticipation is building and I am truly excited. I have been chipping away at the llbs over the last 6 months because of the weigh ins. My Blue Cross specifies no weight gain while in a Bariatric program. My company must have bought the BCBS policy with ISSUES of CONTROL~