Okay i have a blue shield of california with a bmi of 36.4 ?

[Mandyb2006 2]

Anyone with similar bmi and 5'8 get approved ? I have a ppo .. I go in for my consultation the 18th! I weight around 235-240... Did you have to do the 6 month eating plan??

[soocalchic 1,087]

Anyone with similar bmi and 5'8 get approved ? I have a ppo .. I go in for my consultation the 18th! I weight around 235-240... Did you have to do the 6 month eating plan??

the requirements for BCBS are a BMI of 40 or 35 with two co morbidities ie sleep apnea, high blood pressure, hyperlypedimia good luck

[soocalchic 1,087]

I would drink lots of Water and of course wear heavy shoes to the consultation and get on the scale with those bad boys on lol

[Mandyb2006 2]

I have borderline hypertension

[Mandyb2006 2]

Both my parents side have diabetes really bad

[cccv4 85]

I think it all depends on what type of health concerns you've had. I also have Blue Shield, but granted, my BMI is way higher than yours. What I do know is that Blue Shield wants to make sure that there is documentation, as any other insurance company. I started complaining about knee problems, asthma problems, sleep apnea, Migraines, irregular cycle, etc. When it came down to submit this all for a lap band approval, I was approved very fast because all of the groundwork had already been taken care of. Start talking to your general doctor about health concerns that you have.

[darneka1 20]

I have blue cross blue shield...the at first asked for documentation even with me having a bmi of 40. However, I was able to prove arthritis and pre diabetes. Definitely contact your insurance and see what you need to get approved. Good luck!!

[Melodica 64]

I have Blueshield of California and they do require a 6 month supervised diet. They also require documented weight loss attempts, a psych eval and a nutritional eval.

Lots of hoops to jump through. That's why I decided to go self pay. Won't cost that much more and I don't have to deal with all that mess.

[tfarr 270]

I have bcbs anthem. They will approve for pre-diabetes??

I'm at the start about one month in to the process and my bmi is 39.1 and I'm one of those " healthy" fat people. Right? Lol

I had a sleep study and get the results on the 23rd. If that comes back as ok then I was told by the center my ins will not ok surgery.

But the weight that gets submitted is the final weight at the surgeons so I'm all confused

[Seela 1,187]

I had anthem and no waiting period. Bmi over 40 or over 35 with 2 comorbidities. Your dr. Can help with those.

[Mandyb2006 2]

I never go to the doc unless I'm really in pain! I've been living with foot pain leg pain for over a year! I also get chest pains that I haven't checked out at all ! It feels like something is pinching my boob lol

[Mandyb2006 2]

I did bootcamp maybe 2 years ago or three! Did a couple do I need to bring those?

[Seela 1,187]

I never go to the doc unless I'm really in pain! I've been living with foot pain leg pain for over a year! I also get chest pains that I haven't checked out at all ! It feels like something is pinching my boob lol

Those all count! Your surgeon will write it up all medical for the insurance. Good luck

[Seela 1,187]

I did bootcamp maybe 2 years ago or three! Did a couple do I need to bring those?

Can't hurt

[Mandyb2006 2]

I did bootcamp maybe 2 years ago or three! Did a couple do I need to bring those?

Can't hurt

That's reassuring ! I hope it works out I'm nervous !